Total Crime Rate
4739.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chandos Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 14th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chandos Place (WC2N 4HG) in the last 12 months was 4739.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1327.1% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 379 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -68.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 510 (≈ 1924.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandos Place (WC2N 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1409 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (384 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charing Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charing Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charing Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charing Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charing Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savoy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Savoy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Savoy Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Savoy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Savoy Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southampton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Charing Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charing Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
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