Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leinster Square area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 253rd lowest 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 Leinster Square (W2 4PT) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leinster Square (W2 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Bayswater. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leinster Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moscow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moscow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Mews
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salem Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawson Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rede Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rede Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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