Crime Rates at Southampton Street, London, WC2R 0LR

Southampton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 17th highest crime rate of 587 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 Southampton Street (WC2R 0LR) in the last 12 months was 3673.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1127.4% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 708.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Street (WC2R 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 588 crimes here, including 345 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.