Total Crime Rate

318.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Burglary 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Other theft 45.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moscow Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 194th highest 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 Moscow Road (W2 4XW) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moscow Road (W2 4XW), the main crime hotspot is near Bayswater. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moscow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Petersburgh Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lombardy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caroline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orme Court Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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