Total Crime Rate
3118.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 30th 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 Seymour Street (W1H 7JF) in the last 12 months was 3118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 563.7% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 542.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Street (W1H 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Gurney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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