Total Crime Rate

297.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 297.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Burglary 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Park Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 208th highest crime rate of 587 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 Westbourne Park Road (W2 5QL) in the last 12 months was 297.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Park Road (W2 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosehart Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosehart Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrewsbury Mews
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Needham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhouse Road
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Admiral Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiral Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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