Total Crime Rate
9519.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 7th 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 1DL) in the last 12 months was 9519.1 per 1,000 residents and was 955.7% 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 1,236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 813.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (W1C 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | 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 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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