Total Crime Rate

12214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2703.1 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 12214.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4314.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2703.1 10/10
  • Other theft 2327.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1576.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1083.0 10/10
  • Robbery 554.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 554.6 10/10
  • Public order 541.5 10/10
  • Drugs 476.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 275.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 196.5 10/10
  • Burglary 135.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 87.3 10/10
  • Other crime 61.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.6 10/10
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

Panton Street area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 3rd 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 Panton Street (SW1Y 4EA) in the last 12 months was 12214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3980.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 988 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -16.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 619 (≈ 2703.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Panton Street (SW1Y 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1844 crimes here, including 489 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Panton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/770)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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