Total Crime Rate

5727.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1459.8 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 5727.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1459.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1245.5 10/10
  • Other theft 933.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 834.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 758.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 602.7 10/10
  • Robbery 357.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 276.8 10/10
  • Public order 254.5 10/10
  • Burglary 138.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 129.5 10/10
  • Drugs 102.7 10/10
  • Other crime 67.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
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

Dover Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 11th highest crime rate of 587 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 Dover Street (W1S 4NU) in the last 12 months was 5727.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1813.6% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 279 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 7.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 327 (≈ 1459.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Street (W1S 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 670 crimes here, including 200 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/165)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Vigo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ryder Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Bond Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ryder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ryder Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ryder Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryder Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sackville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sackville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sackville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sackville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albemarle Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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