Total Crime Rate
168.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crawford Street area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crawford Street (W1H 1LL) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crawford Street (W1H 1LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Street, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harrowby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Siddons Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Enford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Enford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crawford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montagu Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montagu Mews North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clay Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glentworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Central Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Central Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Central Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melcombe Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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