Crime Rates at York Street, London, W1H 1PU

York 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 York Street (W1H 1PU) 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 York Street (W1H 1PU), 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.