Total Crime Rate

18033.0 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 18033.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8410.3 10/10
  • Other theft 3868.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1963.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 967.0 10/10
  • Robbery 534.8 10/10
  • Public order 278.4 10/10
  • Burglary 223.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 219.8 10/10
  • Drugs 161.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 58.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
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 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 (W1D 2JT) 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 (W1D 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1528 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/583)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Noel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sheraton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sheraton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper John Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hills Place Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 583

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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