Total Crime Rate
2012.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Park Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 38th 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 Old Park Lane (W1K 1QN) in the last 12 months was 2012.5 per 1,000 residents and was 506.0% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 437.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Park Lane (W1K 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Mews, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Gate (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Down Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Down Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Down Street Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Down Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Down Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Constitution Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grantham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grantham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Constitution Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Half Moon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherd Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherd Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shepherd Market | Under investigation |
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