Crime Rates at Princes Gate, London, SW7 2QA

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 2QA) 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 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exhibition Road, where police recorded 126 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.