Total Crime Rate

4739.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4739.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1430.2 10/10
  • Other theft 901.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 732.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 396.2 10/10
  • Public order 373.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 267.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 203.8 10/10
  • Drugs 181.1 10/10
  • Robbery 105.7 10/10
  • Other crime 52.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
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

Chandos 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.

Crime Over Time in Chandos Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neal Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charing Cross —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charing Cross —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charing Cross —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charing Cross —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Neal Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charing Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Savoy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Savoy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Savoy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Savoy Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southampton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charing Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charing Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southampton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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