Total Crime Rate

3504.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

673.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3504.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1008.7 10/10
  • Other theft 830.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 673.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 608.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 395.7 10/10
  • Public order 182.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 173.9 10/10
  • Robbery 87.0 10/10
  • Burglary 52.2 10/10
  • Drugs 47.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 25th 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 Wellington Street (WC2E 7DA) in the last 12 months was 3504.4 per 1,000 residents and was 965.4% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (328.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 232 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 ( 344.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 673.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (WC2E 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 490 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/361)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Drugs Lower Robert Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Kean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Great Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Great Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Kean Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Dryden Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Dryden Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Kean Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Kean Street —
Oct 2025Other theft Kean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Kean Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Great Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Kean Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime B401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Oct 2025Theft from the person Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Great Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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