Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Artesian Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 604 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 5AR) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Artesian Road (W2 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Villas, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Stephen'S Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caradoc Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Stephen'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leinster Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dawson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtnell Street | Under investigation |
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