Total Crime Rate
629.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hyde Park Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 103rd 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 Hyde Park Gardens (W2 2ND) in the last 12 months was 629.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hyde Park Gardens (W2 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near London Street. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hyde Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paddington | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norfolk Square Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norfolk Square Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paddington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | London Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sussex Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radnor Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paddington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paddington | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Mews | — |
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