Total Crime Rate

916.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.5 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 916.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 189.9 10/10
  • Other theft 156.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buckingham Palace Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 69th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Palace Road (SW1W 9TR) in the last 12 months was 916.2 per 1,000 residents and was 206.1% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Palace Road (SW1W 9TR), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Eccleston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eccleston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eccleston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eccleston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Gardens Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens Mews South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phipps Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Phipps Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Phipps Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Phipps Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Phipps Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Phipps Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Eaton Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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