Total Crime Rate

7410.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1734.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7410.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 2804.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1734.6 10/10
  • Other theft 1240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1033.5 10/10
  • Drugs 583.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 569.8 10/10
  • Robbery 391.1 10/10
  • Public order 273.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 148.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 111.7 10/10
  • Burglary 89.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 30.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lisle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 7th highest crime rate of 587 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 Lisle Street (WC2H 7BE) in the last 12 months was 7410.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2375.8% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,004 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 11 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 621 (≈ 1734.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lisle Street (WC2H 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2674 crimes here, including 689 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lisle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/881)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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