Total Crime Rate
368.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palace Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Court (W2 4HR) in the last 12 months was 368.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palace Court (W2 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Bayswater. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 32 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caroline Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ossington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Court Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orme Court Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lombardy Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Square | Under investigation |
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