Total Crime Rate

3750.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

1245.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 3750.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1296.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1245.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 902.9 10/10
  • Other theft 568.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 395.6 10/10
  • Public order 230.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.1 10/10
  • Robbery 72.8 10/10
  • Drugs 38.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Sanctuary area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Sanctuary (SW1P 3JS) in the last 12 months was 3750.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the St James's average (2210.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 534 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 513 (≈ 1245.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sanctuary (SW1P 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 802 crimes here, including 225 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sanctuary area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/230)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Dacre Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Dacre Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Dacre Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft The Sanctuary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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