Total Crime Rate
565.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherlock Mews area has the 37th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 114th 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 Sherlock Mews (W1U 6DR) in the last 12 months was 565.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -6.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherlock Mews (W1U 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 312 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Garbutt Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Garbutt Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sherlock Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4380 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beverston Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beverston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Crawford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bingham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robert Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Robert Adam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Robert Adam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Robert Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Siddons Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montagu Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montagu Mews North | Under investigation |
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