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 8SX) 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 8SX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2002 crimes here, including 318 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower John Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower James Street | Under investigation |
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