Crime Rates at James Street, London, W1U 1DX

James 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 James Street (W1U 1DX) 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 James Street (W1U 1DX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2420 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.