Total Crime Rate

1841.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.6 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 1841.8 10/10
  • Other theft 621.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 395.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 214.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.3 10/10
  • Burglary 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
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 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 36th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Court (WC2B 5QN) in the last 12 months was 1841.8 per 1,000 residents and was 515.3% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 231.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Court (WC2B 5QN), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 540 crimes here, including 113 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 (30/420)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kean Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stukeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maiden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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