Total Crime Rate
711.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings 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.
View Crime In St James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stafford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B323 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B323 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Spenser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greycoat Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artillery Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Artillery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greycoat Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greycoat Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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