Total Crime Rate

9328.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2019.1 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 9328.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3015.3 10/10
  • Other theft 2591.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2019.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1240.5 10/10
  • Drugs 488.6 10/10
  • Robbery 477.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 454.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 408.4 10/10
  • Public order 267.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.9 10/10
  • Burglary 103.1 10/10
  • Other crime 49.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 34.4 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

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 4US) 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 4US), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2990 crimes here, including 754 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Compton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/1121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles Passage —
Apr 2026Other theft St Giles Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cranbourn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 1121

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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