Crime Rates at Whitehall, London, SW1A 2BS

Whitehall area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 25th 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 Whitehall (SW1A 2BS) in the last 12 months was 3248.5 per 1,000 residents and was 985.3% 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 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 664 (≈ 1031.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall (SW1A 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 765 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (345 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.