Total Crime Rate

393.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 393.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 126.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Ashley Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 164th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Gardens (SW1P 1QE) in the last 12 months was 393.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Gardens (SW1P 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/248)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambrosden Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Udall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Udall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Udall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greencoat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ambrosden Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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