Total Crime Rate

530.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 530.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.3 10/10
  • Other theft 154.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 92.6 10/10
  • Burglary 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orme Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 128th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orme Square (W2 4RS) in the last 12 months was 530.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.4% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 154.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Square (W2 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orme Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moscow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Palace Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place
Apr 2026Other theft St Petersburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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