Total Crime Rate
152.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kildare Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 239th lowest 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 Kildare Gardens (W2 5JS) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kildare Gardens (W2 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherley Grove, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrewsbury Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsie Lane Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Stephen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westbourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Stephen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Talbot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Heads Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sutherland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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