Crime Rates at Barton Street, London, SW1P 3NE

Barton 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 Barton Street (SW1P 3NE) 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 Barton Street (SW1P 3NE), 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.