Total Crime Rate
98.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (W2 5JH) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Road (W2 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Villas, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4207 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Grove Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4207 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4207 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Artesian Road | Under investigation |
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