Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsham Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 150th 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 Marsham Street (SW1P 3DR) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsham Street (SW1P 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 123 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marsham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bulinga Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Great College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lord North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Smith Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Smith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbey Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbey Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street —
Sep 2025Public order Marsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marsham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B326 Under investigation

Data Sources

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