Total Crime Rate
14195.0 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
1487.4 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Poland 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.
View Crime In West End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Robbery | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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