Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 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 151.7 9/10
  • Drugs 59.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 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

Hereford Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 238th lowest 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 Hereford Road (W2 4TF) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (W2 4TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Square, where police recorded 66 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 Hereford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Bridstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bott'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chepstow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ossington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Road β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Stephen'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Square β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heads Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moscow Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehart Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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