Crime Rates at St Matthew Street, London, SW1P 2JT

St Matthew 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 St Matthew Street (SW1P 2JT) 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 St Matthew Street (SW1P 2JT), 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.