Total Crime Rate
654.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wigmore Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 98th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wigmore Street (W1U 3RB) in the last 12 months was 654.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wigmore Street (W1U 3RB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weighhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manchester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kendall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kendall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kendall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marylebone Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Spanish Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cross Keys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manchester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spanish Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stratford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bond Street | — |
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