Total Crime Rate

283.4 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 283.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 8/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Molyneux Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 220th highest crime rate of 604 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 Molyneux Street (W1H 5HL) in the last 12 months was 283.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molyneux Street (W1H 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Marylebone Road, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Molyneux Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/214)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Garden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Titchborne Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kendal Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Garden Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Archery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Sep 2025Public order Cato Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 214

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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