Total Crime Rate

3248.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1031.1 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 3248.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1031.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 695.7 10/10
  • Other theft 655.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 644.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 468.9 10/10
  • Public order 211.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.5 10/10
  • Robbery 141.3 10/10
  • Drugs 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
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

Whitehall Court 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 Court (SW1A 2EP) 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 Court (SW1A 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 467 crimes here, including 202 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/189)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corner House Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Scotland Yard —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Charing Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Horse Guards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Horse Guards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Craig'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Horse Guards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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