Total Crime Rate

13681.2 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 13681.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5694.3 10/10
  • Other theft 2310.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1720.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1183.4 10/10
  • Robbery 755.5 10/10
  • Public order 519.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 375.6 10/10
  • Drugs 345.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 248.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 231.4 10/10
  • Burglary 161.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 69.9 10/10
  • Other crime 43.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.8 10/10
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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gerrard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Orange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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