Total Crime Rate

9662.0 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 9662.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4678.8 10/10
  • Other theft 1480.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 972.1 10/10
  • Drugs 572.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 541.9 10/10
  • Robbery 435.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 407.8 10/10
  • Public order 220.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.1 10/10
  • Burglary 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.6 9/10
  • Other crime 30.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
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

Irving Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 6th 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 Irving Street (WC2H 7AT) in the last 12 months was 9662.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2809.3% 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 1,675 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 592 (≈ 1653.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irving Street (WC2H 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1625 crimes here, including 316 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Irving Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bear Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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