Total Crime Rate

443.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 443.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Greencoat Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 150th 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 Greencoat Place (SW1P 1PP) in the last 12 months was 443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greencoat Place (SW1P 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greencoat Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/230)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrosden Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palace Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denbigh Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tachbrook Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greencoat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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