Total Crime Rate

398.0 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 398.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willow Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 160th highest crime rate of 604 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 Willow Place (SW1P 1JH) in the last 12 months was 398.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Place (SW1P 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 330 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashley Place (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Willow Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery A3213 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrosden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Howick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thirleby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Howick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Howick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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