Total Crime Rate

711.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 711.9 10/10
  • Other theft 181.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 164.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Robbery 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Gate Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 604 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 Kings Gate Walk (SW1E 6AN) in the last 12 months was 711.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the St James's average (2251.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 283.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Gate Walk (SW1E 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 330 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Gate Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Stafford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B323 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B323 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greycoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artillery Row
Sep 2025Other theft Artillery Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greycoat Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greycoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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