Total Crime Rate

294.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 294.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwick Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 212th 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 Southwick Street (W2 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 294.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwick Street (W2 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 364 crimes here, including 214 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hyde Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Praed Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Praed Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Somers Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Praed Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Marylebone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Old Marylebone Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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