Crime Rates at Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4TH

Old Compton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 5th 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 Old Compton Street (W1D 4TH) in the last 12 months was 9328.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1064.5% 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 790 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , up 125.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 529 (≈ 2019.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Compton Street (W1D 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3002 crimes here, including 759 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.