Crime Rates at Balniel Gate, London, SW1V 3SD

Balniel Gate area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 264th highest 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 Balniel Gate (SW1V 3SD) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balniel Gate (SW1V 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moreton Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Square (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.