Total Crime Rate

293.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 293.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 68.1 10/10
  • Other theft 63.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 213th highest crime rate of 587 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 Welbeck Street (W1G 8EE) in the last 12 months was 293.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Street (W1G 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bond Street, where police recorded 286 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratford Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cavendish Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Way
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wigmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wigmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulstrode Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray'S Yard
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gray'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gray'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thayer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duke'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duke'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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