Total Crime Rate

548.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 548.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 92.5 10/10
  • Drugs 71.2 10/10
  • Other theft 71.2 10/10
  • Robbery 49.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Other 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 19th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 121st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DL) in the last 12 months was 548.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Water Gardens (W2 2DL), 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 (30/235)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highworth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylebone Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylebone Flyover Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edgware Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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