Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 159.6 9/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 259th 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 3PN) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Street (W1T 3PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wells Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Great Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogle Street 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 2025Other theft Hills Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hills Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ogle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hills Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Goodge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogle Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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