Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Water Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DG) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Water Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Street —
Apr 2026Public order Harcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cato Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Homer Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watson'S Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watson'S Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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