Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Palace Court area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 15th 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 Palace Court (W2 4JA) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Palace Court (W2 4JA), 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 | Rede Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Orme Court Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| 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 | Robbery | Ossington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembridge Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembridge Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembridge Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Court Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lombardy Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clanricarde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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