Total Crime Rate
3003.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
562.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wardour Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 28th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wardour Street (W1F 0TH) in the last 12 months was 3003.3 per 1,000 residents and was 274.9% 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 298 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 562.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wardour Street (W1F 0TH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2506 crimes here, including 609 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Richmond Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Old Compton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Compton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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