Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horseferry Road area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horseferry Road (SW1P 2FE) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% lower than the St James's average (2251.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horseferry Road (SW1P 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadwick Street (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Erasmus Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutherford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rutherford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3212 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3212 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Smith Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regency Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regency Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regency Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A3203 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A3203 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Ryle Street | Under investigation |
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