Crime Rates at Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TR

Buckingham Palace Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 65th highest crime rate of 604 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 966.5 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 185.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 134.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 190.2% 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 337 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.