Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (W2 5JL) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Road (W2 5JL), 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 | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtnell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhouse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westbourne Park Road | 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 | Vehicle crime | St Stephen'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Lukes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Powis Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Terrace | — |
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