Total Crime Rate
6674.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 13th 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 Street (W1J 5EG) in the last 12 months was 6674.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1909.6% 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 424 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 1437.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Street (W1J 5EG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 674 crimes here, including 184 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brook'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albemarle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Albemarle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bolton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ashburton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ashburton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ashburton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bolton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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