Total Crime Rate
4648.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garrick Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 15th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garrick Street (WC2E 9AX) in the last 12 months was 4648.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1299.7% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 415 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 250 (≈ 905.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garrick Street (WC2E 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1780 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (416 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chandos Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chandos Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedfordbury | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Iv Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | William Iv Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Iv Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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