Total Crime Rate

2537.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2537.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 863.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 572.0 10/10
  • Other theft 545.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Public order 132.6 10/10
  • Burglary 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 37.9 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmer Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 31st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmer Street (SW1H 0AD) in the last 12 months was 2537.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher 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 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 337.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Street (SW1H 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadwick Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strutton Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutton Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Strutton Ground Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Pye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Pye Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Pye Street
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Place
Apr 2026Burglary Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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