Total Crime Rate
703.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
185.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Gate Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 89th 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 Kings Gate Walk (SW1E 6AW) in the last 12 months was 703.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -24.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Gate Walk (SW1E 6AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrosden Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrosden Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
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