Total Crime Rate

3391.3 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 3391.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 982.6 10/10
  • Other theft 765.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 582.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 400.0 10/10
  • Public order 187.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 169.6 10/10
  • Robbery 91.3 10/10
  • Burglary 52.2 10/10
  • Drugs 52.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 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

The Strand area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 27th 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 The Strand (WC2R 0HS) in the last 12 months was 3391.3 per 1,000 residents and was 921.1% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 687.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Strand (WC2R 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 497 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Strand area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Covent Garden Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Tunnel Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kingsway Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Tunnel Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Adam Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs John Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Adam Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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