Total Crime Rate

553.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.0 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 553.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.7 10/10
  • Other theft 75.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Palace Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 118th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Street (SW1E 5BB) in the last 12 months was 553.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the St James's average (1947.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 589.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Street (SW1E 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Place, where police recorded 503 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palace Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Palace Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Palace Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Palace Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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