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

Leicester 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 Leicester Street (WC2H 7BL) 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 Leicester Street (WC2H 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2607 crimes here, including 681 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/970)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pall Mall East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dansey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dansey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dansey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dansey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dansey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dansey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dansey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dansey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dansey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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