Total Crime Rate

253.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 253.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 24.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 41st highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 243rd 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 Princes Gate (SW7 2PD) in the last 12 months was 253.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gate (SW7 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exhibition Road, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A315 (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennismore Gardens Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Exhibition Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ennismore Gardens Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moncorvo Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncorvo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A315 Under investigation

Data Sources

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