Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 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 183.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Public order 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 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

Talbot Square area has the 54th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 287th 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 Talbot Square (W2 1TS) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Square (W2 1TS), 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 Talbot Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Paddington Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paddington —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Junction Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Junction Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person London Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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