Total Crime Rate
584.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel 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 Chapel Street (SW1X 7DD) 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 Chapel Street (SW1X 7DD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Crescent Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chester Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | B319 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belgrave Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hamilton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Crescent Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamilton Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Crescent Mews | Under investigation |
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