Total Crime Rate

223.5 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 223.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Portland Place area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 271st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Place (W1N 3AL) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (W1N 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Portland Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Anne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Mews North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bolsover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bolsover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B506 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Crescent Mews West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Row Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cavendish Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Osnaburgh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B506 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Triton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Triton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carburton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4201 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Euston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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