Total Crime Rate
1769.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clements Inn area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 44th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clements Inn (WC2A 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 1769.2 per 1,000 residents and was 432.7% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 302.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clements Inn (WC2A 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Street, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingsway Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portsmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portsmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portsmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A301 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A301 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A301 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingsway Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A301 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A301 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A301 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A301 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portsmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Essex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Essex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Essex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kingsway Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Essex Street | Under investigation |
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