Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 141.5 9/10
  • Other theft 58.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorset Square area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Square (NW1 6QB) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Square (NW1 6QB), 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 Dorset Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Central Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Central Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Great Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyndham Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4380 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Taunton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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