Total Crime Rate
14610.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Soho Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 3rd 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 Soho Square (W1D 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 14610.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.4% 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 2,427 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 494 (≈ 1553.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Soho Square (W1D 3QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3100 crimes here, including 642 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Frith Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adeline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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