Postcode · London
Crime in W2 3NY
How much crime is recorded in W2 3NY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayswater East
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
How safe is W2 3NY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the W2 3NY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
W2 3NYNational
Burglary39.59.1
Anti-social behaviour29.810.7
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Other theft17.94.5
Theft from the person9.72.1
Drugs8.62.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Public order3.34.6
Robbery2.41.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.