Total Crime Rate
233.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Petersburgh Place area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Petersburgh Place (W2 4LA) in the last 12 months was 233.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Petersburgh Place (W2 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rede Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caroline Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Petersburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orme Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orme Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lombardy Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orme Court Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Court Mews | 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 | Burglary | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caroline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Robbery | Ossington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | 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 |
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