Total Crime Rate

448.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 448.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 89.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Other theft 60.5 10/10
  • Robbery 53.4 10/10
  • Drugs 42.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Water Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 141st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DA) in the last 12 months was 448.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 149.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Marylebone Road, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brendon Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Water Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Praed Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shouldham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Watson'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watson'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watson'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryanston Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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