Total Crime Rate

438.6 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 438.6 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Robbery 52.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thornton Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 142nd 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 Thornton Place (W1H 1FL) in the last 12 months was 438.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Place (W1H 1FL), 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 Thornton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/196)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Enford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boston Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Mews East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Yard —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Enford Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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