Total Crime Rate

295.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 295.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Other theft 57.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chapel Side area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 211th highest crime rate of 587 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 Chapel Side (W2 4LL) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Side (W2 4LL), 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 Chapel Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ossington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Palace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Petersburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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