Total Crime Rate

316.0 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 316.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Upper Wimpole Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 195th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Wimpole Street (W1G 6LA) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wimpole Street (W1G 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Wimpole Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5204
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5204
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Mews North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Terrace East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Terrace East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs York Terrace East Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Devonshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duchess Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Walden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marylebone High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marylebone High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marylebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marylebone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting De Walden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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