Total Crime Rate

874.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 874.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 273.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.1 10/10
  • Other theft 171.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.9 10/10
  • Burglary 57.0 10/10
  • Public order 53.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cato Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 70th highest crime rate of 587 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 Cato Street (W1H 5JF) in the last 12 months was 874.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 228.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cato Street (W1H 5JF), 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 Cato Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/217)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watson'S Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Watson'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Garden Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cato Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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