Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 45.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 27th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 288th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Artesian Road (W2 5DB) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artesian Road (W2 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simon Close, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4207 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Artesian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lonsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosehart Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehart Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutherland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heads Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Talbot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chepstow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portobello Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colville Mews —
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Data Sources

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