Total Crime Rate

337.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 337.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Emery Hill Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 184th 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 Emery Hill Street (SW1P 1PD) in the last 12 months was 337.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emery Hill Street (SW1P 1PD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Emery Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Strutton Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Strutton Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Strutton Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Scholars' Passage Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Scholars' Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gillingham Row β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Gillingham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gillingham Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Longmoore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Longmoore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Longmoore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Strutton Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground β€”

Data Sources

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