Total Crime Rate

368.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 368.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Burglary 48.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • 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 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 172nd 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 4LP) in the last 12 months was 368.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Court (W2 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Square, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caroline Close (19 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 Rede Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Court Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Linden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lombardy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orme Court Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kensington Mall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Poplar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Mall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ossington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 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 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Linden Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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