Total Crime Rate

543.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.8 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 543.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 86.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Robbery 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Francis Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 124th 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 Francis Street (SW1P 1DH) in the last 12 months was 543.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 115.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Street (SW1P 1DH), 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 Francis Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/192)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stillington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tachbrook Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Tachbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elverton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petty France Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thirleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tachbrook Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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