Total Crime Rate

2178.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

464.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2178.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 624.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 464.8 10/10
  • Other theft 450.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 286.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.7 9/10
  • Robbery 98.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.9 10/10
  • Public order 79.8 10/10
  • Burglary 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.9 10/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

St James'S Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 587 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 St James'S Street (SW1A 1HD) in the last 12 months was 2178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 627.8% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 464.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Street (SW1A 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 897 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/168)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormond Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Of York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duke Of York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Apple Tree Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Apple Tree Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormond Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormond Yard —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glasshouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glasshouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bond Street 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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