Total Crime Rate
659.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilfred Street 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 Wilfred Street (SW1E 6PH) 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 Wilfred Street (SW1E 6PH), 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 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greencoat Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Greencoat Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Catherine Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Buckingham Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrosden Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrosden Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckingham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Buckingham Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thirleby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thirleby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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