Total Crime Rate

1162.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1162.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 275.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 275.0 10/10
  • Other theft 225.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 143.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.3 7/10
  • Burglary 25.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury 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.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sherlock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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