Total Crime Rate

161.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.4 7/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melcombe Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melcombe Street (NW1 6AG) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melcombe Street (NW1 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melcombe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwall Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Huntsworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Terrace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Taunton Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wyndham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Taunton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Taunton Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Taunton Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Place —
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Data Sources

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