Total Crime Rate

1024.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

255.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1024.5 10/10
  • Other theft 290.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 290.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 255.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Public order 83.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Robbery 35.0 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Essex Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 61st highest crime rate of 587 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 Little Essex Street (WC2R 3LD) in the last 12 months was 1024.5 per 1,000 residents and was 242.3% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 255.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Essex Street (WC2R 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surrey Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Essex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Temple Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Middle Temple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Mitre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Carey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fleet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Temple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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