Total Crime Rate
3745.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Embankment 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitehall Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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