Total Crime Rate
6674.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albemarle Street 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 Albemarle Street (W1S 4HY) 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 Albemarle Street (W1S 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 864 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bennet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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