Crime Rates at Upper Wimpole Street, London, W1G 6LX

Upper Wimpole Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 293rd lowest 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 Upper Wimpole Street (W1G 6LX) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wimpole Street (W1G 6LX), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.