Tom Cruise has reportedly vacated his £35 million Knightsbridge penthouse, citing safety concerns following a brazen robbery at a nearby Rolex store. The Mission: Impossible star, 63, is said to have left the luxury apartment overlooking Hyde Park after a gang of machete-wielding thieves targeted the boutique at One Hyde Park on January 20.
Staff were seen packing and removing boxes from the property last month. A source close to Cruise told the Daily Mail that the attack 'cemented the lack of security' around the flat, adding that the actor felt Knightsbridge has become 'less safe by the week' and had declined over the past year or two.
Concierge at the building were reportedly 'stunned' by the sudden departure, describing it as a surprise. The source noted that the UK had served as both Cruise's professional headquarters and private playground, but his plans now include a return to the United States or a move to the Cotswolds, though this has not been confirmed.
The robbery on January 20 involved six suspects on mopeds who threatened staff and the public with weapons, including machetes, stealing thousands of pounds worth of Rolex watches. Separately, father-of-three Blue Stevens, 24, was stabbed to death near Harrods in Knightsbridge last year, and two men appeared in court over a ram raid at a Yves Saint Laurent store in Old Bond Street.
Despite these incidents, Metropolitan Police data shows that personal and business robbery in the Knightsbridge and Hyde Park area fell by 14.5% in the year to December 2025.
