Total Crime Rate

14195.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

1487.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14195.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7399.4 10/10
  • Other theft 3374.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1487.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 751.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 729.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 575.5 10/10
  • Robbery 487.4 10/10
  • Public order 245.3 10/10
  • Drugs 207.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 119.5 10/10
  • Burglary 94.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 84.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.3 10/10
  • Other crime 50.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.2 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poland Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 3rd 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 Poland Street (W1F 8QN) in the last 12 months was 14195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1507.8% higher than the Marylebone average (882.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2,353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 166.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -29.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 473 (≈ 1487.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poland Street (W1F 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1490 crimes here, including 210 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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