Total Crime Rate
3395.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
479.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Picton Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Picton Place (W1U 1BW) in the last 12 months was 3395.3 per 1,000 residents and was 323.8% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 479.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Picton Place (W1U 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2081 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lees Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thayer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Audley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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