Crime Rates at Chester Street, London, SW1X 7BB

Chester Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 111th highest crime rate of 604 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 Chester Street (SW1X 7BB) in the last 12 months was 584.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 168.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (SW1X 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Crescent Mews. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.