Total Crime Rate

3405.5 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 3405.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1024.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 769.8 10/10
  • Other theft 745.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 305.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.3 10/10
  • Public order 85.9 10/10
  • Robbery 75.6 10/10
  • Burglary 48.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
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

Floral 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 Floral Street (WC2E 9DJ) 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 Floral Street (WC2E 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1715 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.

Crime Over Time in Floral Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Upper St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper St Martin'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper St Martin'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garrick Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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