Crime Rates at Merchant Square East, London, W2 1AP

Merchant Square East area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merchant Square East (W2 1AP) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merchant Square East (W2 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 205 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.