Total Crime Rate

397.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 397.7 10/10
  • Other theft 117.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knox Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 161st 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 Knox Street (W1H 1FS) in the last 12 months was 397.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knox Street (W1H 1FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knox Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Mews East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Central Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Central Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddons Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4380 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shillibeer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Virgil Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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