Total Crime Rate

3648.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

753.6 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 3648.6 10/10
  • Other theft 1166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 753.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 601.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 489.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 478.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 279.0 10/10
  • Public order 188.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.5 10/10
  • Drugs 94.2 10/10
  • Burglary 87.0 10/10
  • Robbery 76.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
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

St Martin'S Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Knightsbridge & Belgravia , and the 18th highest crime rate of 587 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 St Martin'S Court (WC2N 4AL) in the last 12 months was 3648.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1118.9% higher than the Knightsbridge & Belgravia average (299.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 322 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 753.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martin'S Court (WC2N 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1092 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (345 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Martin'S Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/804)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bear Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irving Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Irving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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