Total Crime Rate

925.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 925.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 231.3 10/10
  • Other theft 231.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 162.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 118.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balcombe Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 68th 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 Balcombe Street (NW1 6NA) in the last 12 months was 925.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntsworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melcombe Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Taunton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Virgil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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