Total Crime Rate

358.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 358.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 175th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (SW1H 0HW) in the last 12 months was 358.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the St James's average (2251.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (SW1H 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadwick Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strutton Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Medway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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