Crime Rates at Buckingham Place, London, SW1E 6HR

Buckingham Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 94th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Place (SW1E 6HR) in the last 12 months was 659.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Place (SW1E 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 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.