Total Crime Rate

934.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.0 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 934.0 10/10
  • Other theft 278.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 165.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Burglary 66.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
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

Clarges Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 66th highest 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 Clarges Street (W1J 8AE) in the last 12 months was 934.0 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 217.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarges Street (W1J 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 749 crimes here, including 219 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarges Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Robbery Bolton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Horse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person White Horse Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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