Total Crime Rate
2537.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
337.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Annes Gate 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 Queen Annes Gate (SW1H 9AB) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Queen Annes Gate (SW1H 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Matthew Street (26 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 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B323 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Mall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B323 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B323 | Under investigation |
| 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 | 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 | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Park | 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 | 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 | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caxton Street | β |
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