Total Crime Rate
634.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harrowby Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 101st 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 Harrowby Street (W1H 5HX) in the last 12 months was 634.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrowby Street (W1H 5HX), 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 (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Marylebone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Cumberland Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Connaught Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Marylebone Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shouldham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
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