Crime Rates at Craven Hill, London, W2 3ER

Craven Hill area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 587 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 Craven Hill (W2 3ER) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Hill (W2 3ER), 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.