Crime Rates at Oxford Street, London, W1D 2DY

Oxford Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 4th highest crime rate of 587 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 (W1D 2DY) in the last 12 months was 11792.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1372.1% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,658 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , up 28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -24.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 422 (≈ 1327.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (W1D 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2043 crimes here, including 524 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.