Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · 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 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.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cirencester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Porchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Porchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cirencester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Garway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pickering Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsie Lane Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Torquay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Torquay Street | — |
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