Total Crime Rate

587.8 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 587.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 111.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Other theft 82.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.9 8/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Portland Place area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 110th 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 Portland Place (W1B 1PW) in the last 12 months was 587.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 167.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (W1B 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near John Prince'S Street. Police recorded 1194 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/279)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Great Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Prince'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margaret Street —
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 2025Theft from the person Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery John Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Titchfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Prince'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Little Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 279

Data Sources

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