Total Crime Rate
180.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Porchester Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Porchester Road (W2 6ET) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porchester Road (W2 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cirencester Street (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Gardens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Porchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Oak | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatherley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blomfield Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cirencester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westbourne Grove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cirencester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cirencester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cirencester Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cirencester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cirencester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cirencester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cirencester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cirencester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cirencester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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