Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.7 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 164.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Great Peter Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 257th 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 Great Peter Street (SW1P 2HH) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Peter Street (SW1P 2HH), 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 Great Peter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/155)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strutton Ground —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chadwick Street 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 2026Public order Maunsel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fynes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fynes Street —
Apr 2026Public order St Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B323 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B323 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Perkin'S Rents Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B323 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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