Total Crime Rate
393.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 164th 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 Victoria Street (SW1E 6RD) in the last 12 months was 393.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Street (SW1E 6RD), 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.
View Crime In Vincent Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ambrosden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gillingham Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Scholars' Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King'S Scholars' Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Scholars' Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Scholars' Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Howick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillingham Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gillingham Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gillingham Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillingham Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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