Total Crime Rate
14381.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frith 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 Frith Street (W1D 5LD) 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 Frith Street (W1D 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3883 crimes here, including 818 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Compton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Compton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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