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 2QE) 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 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 366 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Binney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Binney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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