Total Crime Rate
13681.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Ii Street area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 5th 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 Charles Ii Street (SW1Y 4AA) in the last 12 months was 13681.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4019.5% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 691 (≈ 3017.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Ii Street (SW1Y 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 1211 crimes here, including 223 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Knightsbridge & Belgravia| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.