Total Crime Rate

341.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 341.5 10/10
  • Other theft 151.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Drugs 29.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Praed Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 189th highest crime rate of 587 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 Praed Street (W2 1NT) in the last 12 months was 341.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Praed Street (W2 1NT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Praed Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/220)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penfold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bathurst Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bathurst Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Park Gardens Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Park Gardens Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Park Gardens Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Park Gardens Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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