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

New Row 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 New Row (WC2N 4LA) 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 New Row (WC2N 4LA), 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 New Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/696)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Garrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B402 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B402 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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