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 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.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | 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 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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