Total Crime Rate

393.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 393.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 118.2 10/10
  • Other theft 81.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lees Place area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 163rd 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 Lees Place (W1K 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 393.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 162.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lees Place (W1K 6LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2326 crimes here, including 159 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lees Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granville Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Granville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Audley Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balderton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balderton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Balderton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balderton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Granville Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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