Total Crime Rate
4605.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Audley Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 16th highest crime rate of 604 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 North Audley Street (W1K 6WL) in the last 12 months was 4605.4 per 1,000 residents and was 410.8% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 431 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 270.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Audley Street (W1K 6WL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adam'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adam'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brown Hart Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Square | Under investigation |
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