Total Crime Rate
1690.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
339.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pall Mall area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 40th 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 Pall Mall (SW1Y 5EY) in the last 12 months was 1690.1 per 1,000 residents and was 464.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 339.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pall Mall (SW1Y 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St James's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Duke Of York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pall Mall Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Babmaes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pall Mall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Babmaes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Courtyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pall Mall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pall Mall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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