Total Crime Rate
268.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Western Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 236th 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 Great Western Road (W2 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 268.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Western Road (W2 5UQ), the main crime hotspot is near A4207. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Terrace | — |
| 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Northumberland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lancaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbourne Park | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4207 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4207 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dartmouth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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