Total Crime Rate

1690.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

339.2 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 1690.1 10/10
  • Other theft 374.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 350.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 339.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 233.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 222.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 181.3 10/10
  • Public order 70.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.5 8/10
  • Drugs 40.9 10/10
  • Robbery 40.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.1 10/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
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

Piccadilly area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 40th 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 Piccadilly (W1J 9HD) in the last 12 months was 1690.1 per 1,000 residents and was 464.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 339.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piccadilly (W1J 9HD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1161 crimes here, including 299 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piccadilly area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/442)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower James Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Windmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Windmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Windmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Windmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 442

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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