Total Crime Rate

662.3 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 662.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 164.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.9 10/10
  • Other theft 77.9 10/10
  • Robbery 64.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 43.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.0 10/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Connaught Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 96th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Square (W2 2HG) in the last 12 months was 662.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 194.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Square (W2 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 520 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/183)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clenston Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsea Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portsea Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Berkeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stourcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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