Total Crime Rate
765.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South Audley Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 87th highest crime rate of 604 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 South Audley Street (W1K 2PT) in the last 12 months was 765.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Audley Street (W1K 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Weighhouse Street. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shepherds Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carlos Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adam'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archibald Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carpenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carpenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carpenter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balderton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balfour Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackburne'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Davies Street | Under investigation |
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