Total Crime Rate
1879.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
444.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Berners Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 35th highest crime rate of 587 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 Berners Street (W1T 3NL) in the last 12 months was 1879.3 per 1,000 residents and was 134.6% higher 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 34.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 444.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berners Street (W1T 3NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (166 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ganton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nassau Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | 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 | Theft from the person | 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 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Booth'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Great Chapel Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Great Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Great Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newburgh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Duck Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duck Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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