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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Leinster Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Princes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prince'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garway Road
Sep 2025Other theft Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Garway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ilchester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Square Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Leinster Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rede Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hatherley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hatherley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatherley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rede Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dawson Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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