Total Crime Rate

278.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.7 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Gardens Square area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BH) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Gardens Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove
Apr 2026Public order Hatherley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hatherley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Palace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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