Total Crime Rate
13681.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Piccadilly area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 5th 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 Piccadilly (W1J 9HR) in the last 12 months was 13681.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4019.5% 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 1,304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 691 (≈ 3017.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Piccadilly (W1J 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1712 crimes here, including 344 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerrard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charles Ii Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Ii Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charles Ii Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charles Ii Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charles Ii Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Ii Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Ii Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charles Ii Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Ii Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Ii Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James'S Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James'S Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James'S Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James'S Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St James'S Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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