Total Crime Rate
589.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Welbeck Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 107th highest crime rate of 587 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 Way (W1G 9YJ) in the last 12 months was 589.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welbeck Way (W1G 9YJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dering Street. Police recorded 902 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marylebone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bentinck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | De Walden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | De Walden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | De Walden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Walden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Walden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5204 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5204 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A5204 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5204 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5204 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dering Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dering Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bentinck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dering Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bentinck Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dering Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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