Total Crime Rate

3065.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1076.9 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 3065.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1076.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 798.5 10/10
  • Other theft 597.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 553.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 395.6 10/10
  • Public order 230.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.6 10/10
  • Burglary 95.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.0 10/10
  • Drugs 44.0 10/10
  • Robbery 36.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 27th 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 1RN) in the last 12 months was 3065.9 per 1,000 residents and was 553.2% higher 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 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 1076.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Praed Street (W2 1RN), 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 (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Square —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Square Mews —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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