Total Crime Rate

751.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 751.0 10/10
  • Other theft 216.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 156.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 128.5 10/10
  • Burglary 100.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berners 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 3LT) 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 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 717 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berners Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Poland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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