Total Crime Rate
4435.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Duke 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 Duke Street (W1U 1LN) 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 Duke Street (W1U 1LN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Duke'S Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Audley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North Audley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North Audley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North Audley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Audley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Audley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Audley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Audley Street | Under investigation |
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