Total Crime Rate

3395.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

479.7 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 3395.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1047.3 10/10
  • Other theft 709.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 604.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 479.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.5 10/10
  • Robbery 128.4 10/10
  • Burglary 111.5 10/10
  • Public order 101.4 10/10
  • Drugs 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
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

Stratford Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 23rd 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 Stratford Place (W1C 1BB) in the last 12 months was 3395.3 per 1,000 residents and was 323.8% 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 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 479.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Place (W1C 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1616 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bentinck Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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