Crime Rates at Hereford Road, London, W2 5BA

Hereford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 265th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Road (W2 5BA) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (W2 5BA), 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.