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 4PU) 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 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherley Grove, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Grove Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prince'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Garway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ilchester Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens Square | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Leinster Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rede Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatherley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hatherley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monmouth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rede Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dawson Place | Under investigation |
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