Total Crime Rate

654.5 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 654.5 10/10
  • Other theft 174.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 142.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Robbery 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 98th 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 Welbeck Street (W1G 9XE) in the last 12 months was 654.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Street (W1G 9XE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1871 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Anselm'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Molton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Square —
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 2025Theft from the person Binney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Binney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5204 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5204 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lumley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lumley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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