Crime Rates at Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES

Portsmouth Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 45th highest crime rate of 587 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 Portsmouth Street (WC2A 2ES) in the last 12 months was 1466.4 per 1,000 residents and was 389.9% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 168.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Street (WC2A 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.