Total Crime Rate

535.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 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 535.7 10/10
  • Other theft 172.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 71.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 41.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Paddington Central area has the 20th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 127th highest 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 Paddington Central (W2 6PY) in the last 12 months was 535.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddington Central (W2 6PY), 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 Chilworth Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hyde Park

Crime Over Time in Paddington Central area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4206 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4206 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person A4206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4206 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chilworth Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westbourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilpin Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Mews West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Aird Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blomfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Blomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishop'S Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orsett Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 47

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑