Crime Rates at Balcombe Street, London, NW1 6ND

Balcombe Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 200th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6ND) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walmer Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.