Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vauxhall Bridge Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 587 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 Vauxhall Bridge Road (SW1V 1AU) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the St James's average (1947.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Bridge Road (SW1V 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/219)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Vauxhall Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Bridge Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Scholars' Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Scholars' Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillingham Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Coburg Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longmoore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longmoore Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gillingham Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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