Total Crime Rate

269.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 269.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Other theft 54.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 37th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 233rd 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 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Gate (W2 3NQ), 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 (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Conduit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elms Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elms Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cerney Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chilworth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upbrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conduit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conduit Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conduit Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chilworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayswater Road —
Apr 2026Other theft B410 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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