Total Crime Rate

1679.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.5 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 1679.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 604.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 336.0 10/10
  • Other theft 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 173.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Public order 67.2 10/10
  • Robbery 39.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Neal Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 41st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neal Street (WC2H 9LY) in the last 12 months was 1679.8 per 1,000 residents and was 461.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 209.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neal Street (WC2H 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (345 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neal Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/490)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B404 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft B404 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Martin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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