Total Crime Rate
7630.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pollen Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 10th 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 Pollen Street (W1S 1NE) in the last 12 months was 7630.3 per 1,000 residents and was 746.3% 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 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -22.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 642.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pollen Street (W1S 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Prince'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Avery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Avery Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avery Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avery Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avery Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
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