Crime Rates at Porchester Square, London, W2 6AN

Porchester Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 114th 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 6AN) in the last 12 months was 565.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 217.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Square (W2 6AN), 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 (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.