Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermitage Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 291st 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 Hermitage Street (W2 1PB) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Street (W2 1PB), 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 Hermitage Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paddington —
Apr 2026Other theft Paddington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Paddington Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddington Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paddington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paddington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Paddington Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Robbery London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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