Total Crime Rate

323.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 323.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Chesham Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 195th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesham Close (SW1X 8DN) in the last 12 months was 323.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesham Close (SW1X 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sloane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Eaton Place Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowndes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Halkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boscobel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lowndes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowndes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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