Total Crime Rate
7053.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dukes Yard area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 12th 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 Dukes Yard (W1U 3EX) in the last 12 months was 7053.9 per 1,000 residents and was 682.3% 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 868 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 726.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dukes Yard (W1U 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2402 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adam'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adam'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balderton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Picton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carlos Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archibald Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lumley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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