Total Crime Rate

958.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 958.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 500.0 10/10
  • Other theft 142.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 125.0 10/10
  • Robbery 65.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paddington Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 64th highest crime rate of 587 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 Paddington Street (W1U 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 958.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddington Street (W1U 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Porter Street, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paddington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting De Walden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary De Walden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kendall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Walden Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Blandford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blandford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robert Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Walden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiltern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garbutt Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kenrick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oldbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oldbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Keys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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