Total Crime Rate
4605.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 16th 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 2PL) in the last 12 months was 4605.4 per 1,000 residents and was 410.8% 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 431 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 270.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Street (W1C 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2326 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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