Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.9 10/10
  • Other theft 74.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Balcombe Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 258th highest crime rate of 604 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 Balcombe Street (NW1 6ND) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 192.6% 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 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarence Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
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 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rossmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossmore Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melcombe Place
Sep 2025Other theft Melcombe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Melcombe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Melcombe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Siddons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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