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

New Cavendish 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 New Cavendish Street (W1G 8UJ) 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 New Cavendish Street (W1G 8UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1853 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in New Cavendish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spanish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Robert Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Robert Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robert Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oldbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oldbury Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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