Total Crime Rate

157.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.4 9/10
  • Drugs 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Gate area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 587 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 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3LP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting B410 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conduit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conduit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conduit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Conduit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craven Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craven Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elms Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Mews West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elms Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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