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 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marylebone in the last 12 months was 808.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher than the Westminster district average (438.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marylebone’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2,932 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 20 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 19.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,910 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marylebone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1727 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.