Total Crime Rate
3405.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Martlett Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 26th 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 Martlett Court (WC2B 5EU) in the last 12 months was 3405.5 per 1,000 residents and was 925.4% 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 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 422.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Martlett Court (WC2B 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 567 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B402 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drury Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Drury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Strand | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
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