Total Crime Rate
210.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queensway area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 281st highest 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 Queensway (W2 4QN) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (W2 4QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poplar Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orme Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Porchester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Porchester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Terrace | — |
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