Total Crime Rate

925.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 925.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 311.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 81.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Robbery 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Porchester Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 67th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porchester Gardens (W2 4DB) in the last 12 months was 925.8 per 1,000 residents and was 359.3% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 222.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Gardens (W2 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porchester Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Porchester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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