Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Place (W1H 5TH) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Place (W1H 5TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brendon Street, where police recorded 163 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 | Anti-social behaviour | West Garden Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cato Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cato Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cato Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cato Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montagu Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brunswick Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brunswick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Transept Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Transept Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brendon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brendon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brendon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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