Total Crime Rate

9519.1 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 9519.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4717.6 10/10
  • Other theft 2187.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 591.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 542.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 431.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 309.2 10/10
  • Robbery 248.1 10/10
  • Burglary 171.8 10/10
  • Public order 129.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
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

Oxford 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 1JB) 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 1JB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/349)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wimpole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentinck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Anne Mews Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 349

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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