Total Crime Rate

318.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Burglary 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Other theft 45.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Palace Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 194th 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 4JE) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Court (W2 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garway Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Mall (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Square
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Petersburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ossington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clanricarde Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bott'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bott'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Poplar Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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