Total Crime Rate

7748.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

870.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 7748.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3137.4 10/10
  • Other theft 1870.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 870.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 801.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 492.4 10/10
  • Robbery 221.4 10/10
  • Burglary 167.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 164.1 10/10
  • Public order 156.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.2 10/10
  • Drugs 68.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 61.1 10/10
  • Other crime 26.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Regent Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 6th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (W1B 2HP) in the last 12 months was 7748.1 per 1,000 residents and was 867.2% higher 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 822 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 228 (≈ 870.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (W1B 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/502)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Titchfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Great Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Titchfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyll Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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