Total Crime Rate
14610.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berwick 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 Berwick Street (W1F 8SJ) in the last 12 months was 14610.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.4% 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 2,427 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 494 (≈ 1553.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berwick Street (W1F 8SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2403 crimes here, including 411 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foubert'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sheraton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ingestre Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ingestre Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ingestre Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sheraton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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