Total Crime Rate

1791.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

495.8 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 1791.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 495.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 425.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 354.2 10/10
  • Other theft 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 312.5 10/10
  • Robbery 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Burglary 45.8 10/10
  • Drugs 45.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • 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

Hertford Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 38th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Street (W1J 7RT) in the last 12 months was 1791.7 per 1,000 residents and was 498.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 495.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Street (W1J 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Mews, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Yarmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shepherd Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shepherd Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Half Moon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Half Moon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Half Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Half Moon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archibald Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hamilton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hamilton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hamilton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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