Crime Rates at James Street, London, WC2E 8NS

James Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 26th 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 James Street (WC2E 8NS) in the last 12 months was 3405.5 per 1,000 residents and was 925.4% 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 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 422.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (WC2E 8NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1607 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (314 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.