Crime Rates at Princes Square, London, W2 4NJ

Princes Square area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 587 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 Princes Square (W2 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Square (W2 4NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.