Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbourne Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 587 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 Westbourne Gardens (W2 5NS) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Gardens (W2 5NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 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 | Other theft | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Inver Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westbourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Grove Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bridstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hereford Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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