Total Crime Rate

7410.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1734.6 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 7410.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 2804.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1734.6 10/10
  • Other theft 1240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1033.5 10/10
  • Drugs 583.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 569.8 10/10
  • Robbery 391.1 10/10
  • Public order 273.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 148.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.7 10/10
  • Burglary 89.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 30.7 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

Gerrard Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 7th 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 Gerrard Street (W1D 5PP) in the last 12 months was 7410.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2375.8% 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 1,004 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 621 (≈ 1734.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerrard Street (W1D 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2742 crimes here, including 698 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gerrard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/1021)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bear Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street 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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