Total Crime Rate

780.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 780.3 10/10
  • Other theft 194.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 165.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Burglary 95.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Robbery 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Wells Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 85th 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 Wells Street (W1A 3AE) in the last 12 months was 780.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 61 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street (W1A 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (142 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wells Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/445)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bywell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Little Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 445

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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