Total Crime Rate
950.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wimpole 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 9SJ) 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 9SJ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Molton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Molton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Molton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Molton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Molton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Molton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Molton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bentinck Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weighhouse Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentinck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bird Street | Under investigation |
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