Crime Rates at Palace Place, London, SW1E 5BJ

Palace Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 71st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Place (SW1E 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 864.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 Theft from the person with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 169.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Place (SW1E 5BJ), 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.