Total Crime Rate
325.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shrewsbury Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 190th 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 Shrewsbury Road (W2 5PW) in the last 12 months was 325.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrewsbury Road (W2 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Villas, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4207 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtnell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kildare Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kildare Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A4207 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Stephen'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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