Total Crime Rate
223.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 271st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Place (W1B 1NR) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Place (W1B 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 115 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duchess Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duchess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gildea Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gildea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gildea Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gildea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Wimpole Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Wimpole Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gosfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clipstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Harley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mansfield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osnaburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osnaburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Osnaburgh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Andrew'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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