Total Crime Rate

1179.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1179.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 427.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 234.5 10/10
  • Other theft 179.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 124.1 10/10
  • Public order 69.0 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drury Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 55th 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 Drury Lane (WC2B 5ST) in the last 12 months was 1179.3 per 1,000 residents and was 255.1% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 337.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drury Lane (WC2B 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 306 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Drury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/268)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Southampton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gate Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gate Street —
Sep 2025Public order A301 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montreal Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portsmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A301 —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 268

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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