Total Crime Rate
85.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paddington Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paddington Street (W1U 4HX) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddington Street (W1U 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Street, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | De Walden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luxborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luxborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bulstrode Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bulstrode Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Vincent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Luxborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Luxborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luxborough Street | — |
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