Total Crime Rate

3003.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

562.9 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 3003.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 986.8 10/10
  • Other theft 665.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 562.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 334.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.0 10/10
  • Drugs 198.7 10/10
  • Robbery 149.0 10/10
  • Public order 69.5 10/10
  • Burglary 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 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

Wardour 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 0TS) 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 0TS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2591 crimes here, including 629 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wardour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/941)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardour Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wardour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wardour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wardour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Peter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 941

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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