Total Crime Rate

864.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 864.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 259.8 10/10
  • Other theft 202.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Other crime 2.0 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

Buckingham Palace Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 71st 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 Buckingham Palace Road (SW1W 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 864.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 Theft from the person with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 169.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Palace Road (SW1W 0AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terminus Place, where police recorded 503 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terminus Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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