Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.7 3/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palace Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 587 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 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Palace Court (W2 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Bayswater. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Mall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Rabbit Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rabbit Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kensington Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ossington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moscow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Petersburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place —

Data Sources

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