Total Crime Rate
151.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monmouth Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Road (W2 5SB) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Drugs with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monmouth Road (W2 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherley Grove, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Stephen'S Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moscow Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moscow Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Stephen'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Stephen'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princes Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kildare Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Grove Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatherley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Stephen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Stephen'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Stephen'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Square | β |
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