Crime Rates at Golden Square, London, W1F 9HX

Golden Square area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 49th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Square (W1F 9HX) in the last 12 months was 1460.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Square (W1F 9HX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2576 crimes here, including 452 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.