Crime Rates at Old Compton Street, London, W1D 5JX

Old Compton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 4th 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 Old Compton Street (W1D 5JX) in the last 12 months was 14381.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1495.0% 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 1,829 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 606 (≈ 2313.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Compton Street (W1D 5JX), 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.