Crime Rates at Sheldon Square, London, W2 6DQ

Sheldon Square area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheldon Square (W2 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldon Square (W2 6DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishop'S Bridge Road, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Wharf Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.