Crime Rates at Erasmus Street, London, SW1P 4HS

Erasmus Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Pimlico North , and the 145th highest crime rate of 587 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 Erasmus Street (SW1P 4HS) in the last 12 months was 459.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.8% higher than the Pimlico North average (183.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 235.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erasmus Street (SW1P 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regency Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bessborough Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.