Total Crime Rate

2177.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

563.6 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 2177.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 800.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 563.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 327.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 240.9 10/10
  • Other theft 168.2 10/10
  • Public order 168.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.6 10/10
  • Robbery 68.2 10/10
  • Drugs 59.1 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • 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

Morpeth Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 34th 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 Morpeth Terrace (SW1P 1EN) in the last 12 months was 2177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 563.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Terrace (SW1P 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Place, where police recorded 503 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/241)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coburg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Churton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Churton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Scholars' Passage —
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Place —
Apr 2026Public order King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denbigh Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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