Total Crime Rate

3391.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3391.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 982.6 10/10
  • Other theft 765.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 582.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 400.0 10/10
  • Public order 187.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 169.6 10/10
  • Robbery 91.3 10/10
  • Burglary 52.2 10/10
  • Drugs 52.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 27th 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 Kingsway (WC2B 6XF) in the last 12 months was 3391.3 per 1,000 residents and was 921.1% 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 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 687.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WC2B 6XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strand, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/225)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savoy Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Savoy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Savoy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Savoy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Savoy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Savoy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savoy Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Catherine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sardinia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 225

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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