Total Crime Rate
13681.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Martins Place area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 5th highest crime rate of 604 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 St Martins Place (WC2H 0HE) in the last 12 months was 13681.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4019.5% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (332.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 10.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 691 (≈ 3017.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Martins Place (WC2H 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1462 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (314 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knightsbridge & Belgravia| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerrard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Orange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Orange Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leicester Square | Awaiting court outcome |
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