Total Crime Rate

756.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 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 756.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 223.5 10/10
  • Other theft 121.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Burglary 70.6 10/10
  • Drugs 47.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sussex Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 81st 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 Sussex Gardens (W2 1UD) in the last 12 months was 756.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Gardens (W2 1UD), 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 Sussex Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Square Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Praed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hyde Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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