Total Crime Rate

427.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 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 427.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 155th 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 6AP) in the last 12 months was 427.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.2% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 698.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Square (W2 6AP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Porchester Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orsett Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celbridge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orsett Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Orsett Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Terrace
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourne Terrace
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Porchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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