Total Crime Rate
505.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vauxhall Bridge Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 131st 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 Vauxhall Bridge Road (SW1V 1DX) in the last 12 months was 505.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vauxhall Bridge Road (SW1V 1DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ambrosden Avenue, where police recorded 369 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Vincent Square| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A202 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmoore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmoore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longmoore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Longmoore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denbigh Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Denbigh Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denbigh Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morpeth Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tachbrook Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Coburg Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coburg Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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