Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leinster Square area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 274th lowest 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 Leinster Square (W2 4PU) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leinster Square (W2 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherley Grove, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Grove Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leinster Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Grove Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Hatherley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hatherley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bott'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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