Total Crime Rate
18033.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the highest crime rate of 604 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 Oxford Street (W1C 1DE) in the last 12 months was 18033.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1900.0% higher 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 2,296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 1794.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (W1C 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foubert'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foubert'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bourlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chandos Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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