Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne 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 5PU) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cirencester Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monmouth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsie Lane Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torquay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torquay Street

Data Sources

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