Crime Rates at Chester Square, London, SW1W 9HH

Chester Square area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 223rd 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 Chester Square (SW1W 9HH) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Square (SW1W 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.