Total Crime Rate

314.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.0 10/10
  • Other theft 64.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baker 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.

Crime Over Time in Baker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Siddons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balcombe Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balcombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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