Total Crime Rate

1221.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1221.8 10/10
  • Other theft 416.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 170.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Drugs 78.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Robbery 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Golden Square area has the 18th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 56th highest crime rate of 587 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 9JA) in the last 12 months was 1221.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 170.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Square (W1F 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1791 crimes here, including 396 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/708)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upper James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Street —
Apr 2026Robbery D'Arblay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Buildings —
Apr 2026Other theft Beak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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