Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 159.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Medway Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Street (SW1P 2BA) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Street (SW1P 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Perkin'S Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Page Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Page Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horseferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutherford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rutherford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Esterbrooke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Street —
Apr 2026Public order Horseferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Page Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maunsel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fynes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erasmus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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