Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 117.7 8/10
  • Other theft 52.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Petty France area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 190th lowest 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 Petty France (SW1H 9EU) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petty France (SW1H 9EU), the main crime hotspot is near Ambrosden Avenue. Police recorded 369 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Petty France area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strutton Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrosden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Catherine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B323 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Strutton Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Strutton Ground Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Greencoat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrosden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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