Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 119.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vincent Square area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 195th 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 Vincent Square (SW1P 2PF) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Square (SW1P 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artillery Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perkin'S Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Greencoat Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greencoat Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greencoat Row —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greencoat Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatherley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Howick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutherford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howick Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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