Total Crime Rate

3648.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

753.6 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 3648.6 10/10
  • Other theft 1166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 753.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 601.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 489.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 478.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 279.0 10/10
  • Public order 188.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.5 10/10
  • Drugs 94.2 10/10
  • Burglary 87.0 10/10
  • Robbery 76.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 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

William Iv Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 18th 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 William Iv Street (WC2N 4DD) in the last 12 months was 3648.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1118.9% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 322 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 753.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Iv Street (WC2N 4DD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1369 crimes here, including 439 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Iv Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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