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 4JG) 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 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paddington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manchester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jacob'S Well Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Terrace West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Terrace West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft York Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Terrace East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jacob'S Well Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Terrace East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luxborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luxborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Paddington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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