Total Crime Rate
3462.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Cumberland Place 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 Great Cumberland Place (W1H 7LD) 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 Great Cumberland Place (W1H 7LD), 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 | Theft from the person | New Quebec Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stourcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stourcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stourcliffe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other crime | Upper Berkeley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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