Total Crime Rate
155.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leinster 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.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dawson Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rede Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rede Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hereford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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