Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chester Row area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 126th 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 Chester Row (SW1W 8JP) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Row (SW1W 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sloane Square, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boscobel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ranelagh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pimlico Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sloane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunhouse Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rembrandt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rembrandt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holbein Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbein Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbein Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holbein Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A3216 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Eaton Place Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holbein Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holbein Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holbein Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holbein Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloane Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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