Total Crime Rate

950.5 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 950.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 238.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 225.2 10/10
  • Other theft 117.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Burglary 45.1 10/10
  • Robbery 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • 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 23rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 67th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimpole Street (W1G 9SF) in the last 12 months was 950.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wimpole Street (W1G 9SF), the main crime hotspot is near Dering Street. Police recorded 1053 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wimpole Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/277)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Molton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weighhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Molton Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Bentinck Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bulstrode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bulstrode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weighhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weighhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentinck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barrett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bird Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bird Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 277

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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