Total Crime Rate

3673.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

708.7 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 3673.9 10/10
  • Other theft 1004.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 869.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 717.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 708.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 439.1 10/10
  • Public order 200.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 187.0 10/10
  • Burglary 73.9 10/10
  • Robbery 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
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

Aldwych area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 17th 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 Aldwych (WC2B 4LL) in the last 12 months was 3673.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1127.4% 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 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 708.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwych (WC2B 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Strand. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldwych area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strand —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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