Total Crime Rate

213.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 213.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Molyneux Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 270th highest crime rate of 587 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 Molyneux Street (W1H 5HL) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 166.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molyneux Street (W1H 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Old Marylebone Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molyneux Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/216)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Forset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwood Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Harrowby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsea Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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