Crime Rates at Portland Place, London, W1B 1AJ

Portland Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Place (W1B 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (W1B 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langham Place, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gildea Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.