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 2DD) 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 2DD), 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 | Dering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnaby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carnaby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carnaby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carnaby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Little Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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