Total Crime Rate
659.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckingham Gate 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 Gate (SW1E 6PD) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Gate (SW1E 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Ambrosden Avenue. Police recorded 369 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thirleby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirleby Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spencer Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Spencer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Spencer Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spencer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spencer Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ambrosden Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greencoat Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Francis Street | Under investigation |
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