Crime in W2: Paddington & Bayswater, London
data.police.uk recorded 2,239 street-level crimes at the representative point for W2 (Paddington & Bayswater, London) in Aug 2026. The most common category was anti-social behaviour (475 reports, 21.2% of the total). The monthly total rose versus the month before. That is about 21% busier than the recent 6-month average for this area.
Paddington and Bayswater, a high-footfall central transport and tourism district.
Crime by category in W2
Every street-level crime recorded near the W2 representative point in Aug 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 475 | 21.2% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 401 | 17.9% |
| Drugs | 345 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 232 | 10.4% |
| Shoplifting | 197 | 8.8% |
| Theft from the person | 123 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 100 | 4.5% |
| Public order | 96 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 91 | 4.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 60 | 2.7% |
| Robbery | 52 | 2.3% |
| Possession of weapons | 37 | 1.7% |
| Other crime | 28 | 1.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 | 0.1% |
2,239 crimes recorded in Aug 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the W2 centroid, not a single street or property.
W2 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the W2 representative point. The recent monthly average is 1,843 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is W2?
In Aug 2026, W2 was about 21% busier than the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture, not in isolation.
2,239 recorded crimes · Aug 2026 · anti-social behaviour most common
See the crime mapped to one W2 address
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in W2?
data.police.uk recorded 2,239 street-level crimes in W2 (Paddington & Bayswater, London) in Aug 2026, against a recent monthly average of 1,843 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was anti-social behaviour, at 21.2% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in W2?
In Aug 2026 the most common recorded categories in W2 were anti-social behaviour (475), violence and sexual offences (401), drugs (345). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is W2 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for W2 rose most recently and averaged 1,843 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for W2?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened (never the exact address), so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Chiswick, a residential west London riverside district.
Notting Hill, a busy central residential, market and nightlife district.
Hammersmith, a busy west London riverside district and transport hub.
West Kensington and Olympia, a dense west London district in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ealing Broadway, a busy west London town centre.
Maida Vale and Westbourne Green, a dense inner west London residential district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data, data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding, postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.