Crime Rates at Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5TB

Drury Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drury Lane (WC2B 5TB) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drury Lane (WC2B 5TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 469 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.