Total Crime Rate
591.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Berkeley Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 107th 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 Upper Berkeley Street (W1H 7QF) in the last 12 months was 591.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Berkeley Street (W1H 7QF), 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 | Hampden Gurney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Cumberland Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cumberland Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cumberland Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Gate | 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 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marble Arch | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marble Arch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marble Arch | Under investigation |
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