Crime Rates at Kensington Gardens Square, London, W2 4BG

Kensington Gardens Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 159th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BG) in the last 12 months was 406.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.