Total Crime Rate

1460.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1460.8 10/10
  • Other theft 484.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 266.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 201.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Burglary 58.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Robbery 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 9JB) 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 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2388 crimes here, including 423 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Golden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/724)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broadwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dufour'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carnaby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broadwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carnaby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richmond Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime D'Arblay Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 724

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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