Total Crime Rate
3462.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 25th 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 7JN) in the last 12 months was 3462.3 per 1,000 residents and was 636.9% 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 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 215.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 839.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Street (W1H 7JN), 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 | Shoplifting | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Connaught Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Archery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portsea Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Portsea Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portsea Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Connaught Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Connaught Square | Under investigation |
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