Total Crime Rate

247.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 247.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Burglary 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • 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

Porchester Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 246th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porchester Road (W2 5DX) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Road (W2 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cirencester Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porchester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodchester Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodchester Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Porchester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Inver Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station

Data Sources

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