Crime Rates at Wardour Street, London, W1F 8ZB

Wardour 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 Wardour Street (W1F 8ZB) 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 Wardour Street (W1F 8ZB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 2156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (423 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.