Total Crime Rate

406.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 406.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Drugs 96.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.4 10/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Westbourne Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 159th 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 Westbourne Grove (W2 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 406.8 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Grove (W2 4UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inver Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cervantes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsie Lane Court
Apr 2026Other theft Elsie Lane Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cervantes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ossington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kildare Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kildare Terrace
Apr 2026Burglary Kildare Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moscow Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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