Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 65.6 6/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Artesian Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Artesian Road (W2 5AP) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artesian Road (W2 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Square, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Stephen'S Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Artesian Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ledbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bridstow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Gardens

Data Sources

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