Total Crime Rate
7736.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romilly Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 9th 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 Romilly Street (W1D 5AG) in the last 12 months was 7736.0 per 1,000 residents and was 758.0% 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 725 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 1662.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Romilly Street (W1D 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3781 crimes here, including 808 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Windmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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