Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.3 9/10
  • Other theft 34.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Street (W1T 3PL) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street (W1T 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyll Street (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wells Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogle Street
Sep 2025Public order Hanson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Goodge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogle Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hills Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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