Total Crime Rate

2537.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2537.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 863.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 572.0 10/10
  • Other theft 545.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Public order 132.6 10/10
  • Burglary 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 37.9 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • 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

Artillery Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 31st 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 Artillery Row (SW1P 1RH) in the last 12 months was 2537.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% higher 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 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 337.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artillery Row (SW1P 1RH), 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 Artillery Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/184)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirleby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thirleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirleby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Greencoat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elverton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Public order Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen Anne'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirleby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stillington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Buckingham Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B323 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B323 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B323 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B323 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B323 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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