Total Crime Rate

355.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 355.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balfour Place area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 184th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Place (W1K 2AT) in the last 12 months was 355.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Place (W1K 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 350 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carpenter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archibald Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4202 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carpenter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carlos Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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