Total Crime Rate

2163.8 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 2163.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 612.1 10/10
  • Other theft 504.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 362.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 215.5 10/10
  • Burglary 146.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.3 9/10
  • Robbery 69.0 10/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 36th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (W1D 1BG) in the last 12 months was 2163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% 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 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -88.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 487.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (W1D 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2691 crimes here, including 571 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bourchier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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