Total Crime Rate
264.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Cumberland Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 238th highest crime rate of 604 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 Great Cumberland Place (W1H 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 264.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Cumberland Place (W1H 7LJ), 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 | Other theft | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marble Arch | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Place | Under investigation |
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