Total Crime Rate
247.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sussex Place area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 247th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Place (W2 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Place (W2 2SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 190 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 | Violence and sexual offences | London Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Praed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hyde Park Gardens Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hyde Park Gardens Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Park Gardens Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Praed Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talbot Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Talbot Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bathurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sussex Mews West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Mews West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanhope Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stanhope Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stanhope Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Praed Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | London Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Norfolk Square Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hyde Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Praed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.