Total Crime Rate

744.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.1 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 744.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 270.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 80.4 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 53.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
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 Smith Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 85th highest 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 Smith Street (SW1P 3BU) in the last 12 months was 744.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Smith Street (SW1P 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 171 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 Great Smith Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Page Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Page Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Page Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Page Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dacre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horseferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horseferry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Sanctuary Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Sanctuary Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B326 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B326 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B326 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Street —
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Data Sources

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