Total Crime Rate

569.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 569.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 128.7 10/10
  • Other theft 84.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.5 10/10
  • Drugs 44.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Public order 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Other crime 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

Chapel Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 113th highest crime rate of 587 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 Chapel Street (SW1X 7DA) in the last 12 months was 569.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 188.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (SW1X 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Crescent Mews. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Crescent Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowndes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Headfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montrose Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eaton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grosvenor Crescent Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Crescent Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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