Total Crime Rate

494.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 494.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.1 10/10
  • Public order 115.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Princes Gate area has the 21st highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 587 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 Princes Gate (SW7 1LN) in the last 12 months was 494.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 340.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 336.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 236.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gate (SW7 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near A315. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Exhibition Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncorvo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cottage Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ennismore Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moncorvo Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennismore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ennismore Gardens Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ennismore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennismore Gardens Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brompton Square —
Apr 2026Public order A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sterling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prince'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prince'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315 —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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