Crime Rates at Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 2HH

Great Peter Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 604 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 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% 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 177 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.