Crime Rates at The Water Gardens, London, W2 2DD

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 2DD) 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 2DD), 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.