Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gayfere 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 Gayfere Street (SW1P 3HP) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Gayfere Street (SW1P 3HP), the main crime hotspot is near St Margaret Street. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gayfere Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Storey'S Gate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbey Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Smith 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Orchard Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Smith Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseferry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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