Crime Rates at Lancaster Gate, London, W2 3LP

Lancaster Gate area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3LP) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 425.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Chilworth Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.