Crime Rates at Willow Place, London, SW1P 1JW

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 1JW) 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 1JW), 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.