Total Crime Rate

383.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 383.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 194.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Porchester Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 168th 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 Porchester Square (W2 6AL) in the last 12 months was 383.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Square (W2 6AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porchester Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Porchester Gardens Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Desborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Desborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Desborough Close —
Apr 2026Public order Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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