Total Crime Rate
314.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baker Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 197th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Street (NW1 5RS) in the last 12 months was 314.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -67.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baker Street (NW1 5RS), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Siddons Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Balcombe Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Balcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickenhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickenhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bickenhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bickenhall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bickenhall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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