Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sterling Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sterling Street (SW7 1HN) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sterling Street (SW7 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Lancelot Place. Police recorded 535 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moncorvo Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Raphael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glynde Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Egerton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Raphael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Raphael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Raphael Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Raphael Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lancelot Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lancelot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lancelot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lancelot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lancelot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Gardens Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beaufort Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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