Total Crime Rate
207.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Gardens area has the 48th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 279th 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 Queens Gardens (W2 3BA) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Gardens (W2 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Chilworth Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lancaster Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B410 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lancaster Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chilworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B410 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upbrook Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upbrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devonshire Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gloucester Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orsett Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leinster Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leinster Gardens | Under investigation |
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