Total Crime Rate

3745.2 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 3745.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1301.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 854.4 10/10
  • Other theft 585.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 385.9 10/10
  • Public order 228.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.9 10/10
  • Robbery 77.7 10/10
  • Drugs 46.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.4 8/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
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

Embankment Pier area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in St James's , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Embankment Pier (WC2N 6NU) in the last 12 months was 3745.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the St James's average (2251.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 536 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -52.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 495 (≈ 1201.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embankment Pier (WC2N 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 491 crimes here, including 314 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Embankment Pier area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craven Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitehall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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