Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 304.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 37.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Rochester Row area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Pimlico North , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Row (SW1P 1JP) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher than the Pimlico North average (183.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 237.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Row (SW1P 1JP), 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 Rochester Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/186)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moreton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moreton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moreton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrosden Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A202 —
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place 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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