Total Crime Rate

1243.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1243.5 10/10
  • Other theft 456.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 290.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.6 10/10
  • Burglary 51.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 7th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Praed Street (W2 1RH) in the last 12 months was 1243.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Praed Street (W2 1RH), 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 (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Radnor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bouverie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bouverie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
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 2026Theft from the person Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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