Total Crime Rate
335.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bell Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 185th highest crime rate of 604 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 Bell Street (NW1 6SP) in the last 12 months was 335.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher than the Church Street average (187.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Street (NW1 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Marylebone Road, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cato Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watson'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Watson'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Praed Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Penfold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Praed Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Penfold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watson'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penfold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Edgware Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penfold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Penfold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Portman Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylebone Flyover | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watson'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watson'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shillibeer Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Transept Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Transept Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylebone Road | Under investigation |
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