Crime Rate in Marylebone, ward

Marylebone has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Westminster district and the 3rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marylebone in the last 12 months was 901.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Westminster district average (482.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marylebone’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 4,135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 15 cases , up 87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,903 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marylebone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1712 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.