Total Crime Rate

773.8 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 773.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 351.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Robbery 77.4 10/10
  • Other theft 53.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Bessborough Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 86th 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 Bessborough Street (SW1V 2JD) in the last 12 months was 773.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.0% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 202.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessborough Street (SW1V 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Moreton Street. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bessborough Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stanford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bessborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drummond Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Causton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Causton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Causton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Causton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cureton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ponsonby Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bessborough Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bessborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bessborough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bessborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bessborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bessborough Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drummond Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regency Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Regency Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moreton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Moreton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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