Total Crime Rate

1097.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

306.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 1097.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 574.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 306.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.6 10/10
  • Public order 104.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 74.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horseferry Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 58th 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 Horseferry Road (SW1P 2DX) in the last 12 months was 1097.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (β‰ˆ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseferry Road (SW1P 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caxton Street, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horseferry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monck Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Page Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elverton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Pye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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