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

Garrick Street 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 Garrick Street (WC2E 9BH) 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 Garrick Street (WC2E 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1369 crimes here, including 439 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garrick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/640)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henrietta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 640

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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