Crime Rates at Connaught Square, London, W2 2HJ

Connaught Square area has the 50th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 264th highest crime rate of 604 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 Connaught Square (W2 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 232.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Square (W2 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.