Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 214.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Balcombe Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 269th highest 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 Balcombe Street (NW1 6NE) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balcombe Street (NW1 6NE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Balcombe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Palgrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Marylebone —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harewood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Salisbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rossmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossmore Road —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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