Total Crime Rate
756.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sussex 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.
View Crime In Hyde Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bouverie Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Square Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Square Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norfolk Square Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hyde Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hyde Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Praed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Praed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hyde Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Paddington | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Paddington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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