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 3RN) 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 3RN), 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balderton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balderton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brown Hart Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barrett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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