Total Crime Rate
283.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Place area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 221st 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 Devonshire Place (W1G 6JS) in the last 12 months was 283.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Place (W1G 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bingham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Harley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marylebone Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oldbury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Luxborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaumont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaumont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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