Total Crime Rate

2883.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

405.5 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 2883.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 893.5 10/10
  • Other theft 656.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 532.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 405.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.7 10/10
  • Public order 103.1 10/10
  • Robbery 68.7 10/10
  • Burglary 51.6 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Broad Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 29th 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 Broad Court (WC2B 5QH) in the last 12 months was 2883.2 per 1,000 residents and was 863.2% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 405.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Court (WC2B 5QH), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 635 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/410)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Savoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Savoy Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Savoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Savoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Savoy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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