Total Crime Rate

256.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 256.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Burglary 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 40th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 240th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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 Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chilworth Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensborough Terrace (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Mews West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upbrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upbrook Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leinster Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B410 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Street —
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Data Sources

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