Total Crime Rate
3612.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wardour 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 0UL) 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 0UL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 3433 crimes here, including 696 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hollen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hollen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hollen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hollen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
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