Total Crime Rate

3538.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3538.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1052.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 548.0 10/10
  • Other theft 502.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 371.8 10/10
  • Drugs 217.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 176.1 10/10
  • Robbery 172.2 10/10
  • Public order 164.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.2 10/10
  • Burglary 35.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Gate area has the highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 24th 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 Albert Gate (SW1X 7JU) in the last 12 months was 3538.2 per 1,000 residents and was 653.1% 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 538 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 251.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 459 (≈ 898.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Gate (SW1X 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Gate (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Albert Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Knightsbridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lowndes Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Barrack Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Barrack Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Barrack Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Halkin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinnerton Place South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bowland Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duplex Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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