Crime Rates at De Walden Street, London, W1G 8RW

De Walden Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Walden Street (W1G 8RW) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Walden Street (W1G 8RW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.