Total Crime Rate

271.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 271.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 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 36th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 229th 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 1UH) in the last 12 months was 271.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/208)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Square Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Square Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Norfolk Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Praed Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Praed Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Praed Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Praed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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