Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Burglary 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Stephens Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 199th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Gardens (W2 5NA) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 306.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Gardens (W2 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Road. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Stephens Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridstow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A4207 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A4207 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northumberland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dartmouth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ledbury Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Heads Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridstow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A4207 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridstow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Road Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chepstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chepstow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kildare Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ledbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Road —
Sep 2025Burglary A4207 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary A4207 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bott'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alexander Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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