Crime Rates at Essex Street, London, WC2R 3AA

Essex Street 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 Essex Street (WC2R 3AA) 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 Essex Street (WC2R 3AA), 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.