Total Crime Rate

2820.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

530.5 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 2820.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 801.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 698.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 530.5 10/10
  • Other theft 469.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 274.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.9 10/10
  • Public order 145.0 10/10
  • Robbery 103.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 57.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
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

Seymour Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 30th 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 Seymour Street (W1H 7JW) in the last 12 months was 2820.6 per 1,000 residents and was 500.9% higher 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 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 530.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Street (W1H 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 687 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/264)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Mews East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marble Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wallenberg Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marble Arch Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marble Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Marble Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Marble Arch Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marble Arch Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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