Total Crime Rate
4435.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barrett Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 18th highest crime rate of 604 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 Barrett Street (W1U 1DN) in the last 12 months was 4435.8 per 1,000 residents and was 392.0% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -32.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 614.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrett Street (W1U 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1871 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Manchester Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mandeville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mandeville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mandeville Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manchester Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manchester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lumley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Binney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wimpole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A5204 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5204 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A5204 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenheim Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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