Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 9th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 604 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 4LS) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Court (W2 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garway Road, where police recorded 62 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 2025Other theft Monmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place
Sep 2025Burglary Chepstow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Court
Sep 2025Burglary Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Petersburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lombardy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orme Court Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Court Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ossington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ossington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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