Total Crime Rate
634.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berners Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 604 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 634.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berners Street (W1T 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1204 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Broadwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broadwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Soho Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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