Postcode · London
Crime in W2 6DA
How much crime is recorded in W2 6DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayswater East
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
W2 6DALondon
How safe is W2 6DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the W2 6DA area, broadly in line with 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
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6DANational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Burglary12.99.1
Other theft9.04.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Theft from the person3.32.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.