Total Crime Rate

2488.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2488.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 863.9 10/10
  • Other theft 469.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 277.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 239.4 10/10
  • Robbery 136.2 10/10
  • Burglary 98.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.6 10/10
  • Public order 79.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.4 10/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Catherine Wheel Yard area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 34th highest crime rate of 604 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 Catherine Wheel Yard (SW1A 1DR) in the last 12 months was 2488.3 per 1,000 residents and was 649.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 493.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Wheel Yard (SW1A 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 496 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Catherine Wheel Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Albany Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albany Courtyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Robbery St James'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Courtyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bennet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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