Total Crime Rate
2488.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Piccadilly Arcade area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 34th 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 Piccadilly Arcade (SW1Y 6NH) in the last 12 months was 2488.3 per 1,000 residents and was 649.2% 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 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 493.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Piccadilly Arcade (SW1Y 6NH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1036 crimes here, including 260 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasshouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glasshouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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