Crime Rates at Albany, London, W1J 0AY

Albany area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 2nd 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 Albany (W1J 0AY) in the last 12 months was 14919.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1554.7% 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 1,252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 360 (≈ 1925.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany (W1J 0AY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1284 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.