Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Hays Mews area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hays Mews (W1J 5PY) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hays Mews (W1J 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Mews, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hays Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carlos Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlos Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlos Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Down Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shepherd Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grantham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Hamilton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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