Total Crime Rate
751.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berners Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 84th highest crime rate of 587 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 Berners Street (W1T 3LG) in the last 12 months was 751.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berners Street (W1T 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 932 crimes here, including 197 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Riding House Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tottenham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Soho Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Soho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Soho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Soho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Soho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Soho Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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