Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Gardens Square area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4DG) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leinster Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prince'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ilchester Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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