Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Charles Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 275th lowest 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 Charles Street (W1J 5EX) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (W1J 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grosvenor Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Davies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Davies Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shepherd Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shepherd Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carpenter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carpenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourdon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Down Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Horse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bourdon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bourdon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archibald Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grantham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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