Total Crime Rate

280.9 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 280.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wimpole Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 224th 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 Wimpole Street (W1G 8AN) in the last 12 months was 280.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimpole Street (W1G 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 373 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimpole Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Vincent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Wimpole Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thayer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thayer Street 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 2025Vehicle crime Harley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marylebone High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jacob'S Well Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spanish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumont Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marylebone High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gray'S Yard
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stratford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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