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

Motcomb Street 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 Motcomb Street (SW1X 8LB) 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 Motcomb Street (SW1X 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Crescent Mews (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Motcomb Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lowndes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Halkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sloane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowndes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barrack Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barrack Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Street —
Apr 2026Other theft William Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime William Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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