Crime Rates at Dorset Square, London, NW1 6QJ

Dorset Square area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 604 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 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Square (NW1 6QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.