Total Crime Rate

1199.3 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 1199.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 388.1 10/10
  • Other theft 272.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Public order 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
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

Strand area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 54th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strand (WC2R 1AB) in the last 12 months was 1199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 261.1% 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 300.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strand (WC2R 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Street, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleet Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Strand area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Temple Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A301
Sep 2025Other theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Portsmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A301
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A301 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A301 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A301 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A301 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A301 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fleet Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Tunnel Under investigation

Data Sources

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