Total Crime Rate
1162.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salisbury Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 57th highest crime rate of 604 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 Salisbury Place (W1H 1FH) in the last 12 months was 1162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.4% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Place (W1H 1FH), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sherlock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Salisbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Place | — |
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