Crime Rates at Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BU

Great Smith Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 78th highest 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 Smith Street (SW1P 3BU) in the last 12 months was 833.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Smith Street (SW1P 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 163 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.