Crime Rates at Ashburton Place, London, W1J 8AS

Ashburton Place 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 Ashburton Place (W1J 8AS) 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 Ashburton Place (W1J 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 796 crimes here, including 215 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.