Total Crime Rate

2531.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2531.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1348.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 417.1 10/10
  • Other theft 365.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.1 8/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Robbery 40.0 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Litchfield Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 604 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 Litchfield Street (WC2H 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 2531.4 per 1,000 residents and was 662.2% 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 236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 222.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 445.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litchfield Street (WC2H 9NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2226 crimes here, including 461 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Litchfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hop Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitcomb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitcomb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitcomb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitcomb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Little Newport Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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