Total Crime Rate
4637.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
389.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balderton Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 16th highest crime rate of 587 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 Balderton Street (W1K 6TF) in the last 12 months was 4637.8 per 1,000 residents and was 479.0% higher 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 274 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 389.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balderton Street (W1K 6TF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2006 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Red Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Red Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
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