Total Crime Rate

14871.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1688.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14871.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5424.9 10/10
  • Other theft 3201.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2754.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1688.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1080.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 956.0 10/10
  • Robbery 446.9 10/10
  • Public order 260.1 10/10
  • Drugs 208.8 10/10
  • Burglary 175.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 120.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 69.6 10/10
  • Other crime 51.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.6 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 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 2LB) in the last 12 months was 14871.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1756.5% 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 1,481 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 250.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -32.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 1688.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (W1D 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1265 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime New Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Little Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hills Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Burlington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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