Total Crime Rate
18033.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Argyll Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 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 Argyll Street (W1F 7TQ) in the last 12 months was 18033.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1900.0% 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 2,296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 1794.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Argyll Street (W1F 7TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marylebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Little Marlborough Street | 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 | Other theft | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mortimer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dufour'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Riding House Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hills Place | Under investigation |
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