Total Crime Rate
175.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbourne Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 604 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 4UL) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Grove (W2 4UL), 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.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Westbourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alexander Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexander Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alexander Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chepstow Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chepstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chepstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chepstow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatherley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Salem Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hatherley Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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