Total Crime Rate
229.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Artesian 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 Artesian Road (W2 5DA) 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 Artesian Road (W2 5DA), 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.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembridge Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caradoc Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heads Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembridge Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembridge Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Stephen'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bott'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bott'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chepstow Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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