Total Crime Rate
4435.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 18th 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 1JS) in the last 12 months was 4435.8 per 1,000 residents and was 392.0% 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 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -32.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 614.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (W1C 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2420 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shepherds Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balderton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
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