Total Crime Rate
635.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westbourne Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 100th 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 Westbourne Terrace (W2 6QT) in the last 12 months was 635.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Terrace (W2 6QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishop'S Bridge Road, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilworth Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lancaster Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilpin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devonshire Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Westway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chilworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chilworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craven Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upbrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upbrook Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bishop'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bishop'S Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bishop'S Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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