Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington 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 4DJ) 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 4DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Gardens Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Mews
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moscow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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