Total Crime Rate

436.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.6 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 436.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Robbery 46.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Castlereagh Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 153rd 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 Castlereagh Street (W1H 5YA) in the last 12 months was 436.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 148.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlereagh Street (W1H 5YA), 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 Castlereagh Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Great Cumberland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stourcliffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stourcliffe Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Harrowby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Virgil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stourcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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