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 4JD) 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 4JD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1043 crimes here, including 257 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grafton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albany Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albany Courtyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bruton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bourdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bourdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bruton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Albany Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Place | 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 | Other theft | Old Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Bond Street | Under investigation |
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