Total Crime Rate

557.5 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 557.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Robbery 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Seymour Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 118th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Place (W1H 5BH) in the last 12 months was 557.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Place (W1H 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Seymour Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/217)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stourcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marble Arch Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendal Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Garden Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Garden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught 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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