Total Crime Rate

3612.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3612.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1453.6 10/10
  • Other theft 672.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 357.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 337.8 10/10
  • Robbery 211.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 211.9 10/10
  • Drugs 122.5 10/10
  • Burglary 69.5 10/10
  • Public order 66.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 604 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 0UH) in the last 12 months was 3612.6 per 1,000 residents and was 300.7% 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 439 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 645.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardour Street (W1F 0UH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3227 crimes here, including 666 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wardour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glasshouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Panton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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