Total Crime Rate

1166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1166.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 654.8 10/10
  • Other theft 131.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 119.1 10/10
  • Robbery 71.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paddington Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 56th 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 Paddington Street (W1U 4JG) in the last 12 months was 1166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddington Street (W1U 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Paddington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luxborough Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bentinck Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thayer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blandford Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robert Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Robert Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Robert Adam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Robert Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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