Total Crime Rate

3745.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3745.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1301.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 854.4 10/10
  • Other theft 585.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 385.9 10/10
  • Public order 228.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.9 10/10
  • Robbery 77.7 10/10
  • Drugs 46.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
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

Lord North Street 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 Lord North Street (SW1P 3LA) in the last 12 months was 3745.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the St James's average (2251.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 536 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 ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -52.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 495 (≈ 1201.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord North Street (SW1P 3LA), 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 Lord North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Sanctuary Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great College Street 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 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 2025Public order Great College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marsham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A3203 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A3203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Ryle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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