Total Crime Rate
430.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbourne Grove Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 154th 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 Grove Terrace (W2 5SD) in the last 12 months was 430.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Grove Terrace (W2 5SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elsie Lane Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatherley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hatherley Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hatherley Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moscow Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Westbourne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Celbridge Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Porchester Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porchester Gardens | Under investigation |
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