Crime Rates at Portland Place, London, W1B 1NU

Portland Place area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 587 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 1NU) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (W1B 1NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.