Total Crime Rate

658.6 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 658.6 10/10
  • Other theft 168.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 116.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

York Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 97th 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 York Street (W1U 6PR) in the last 12 months was 658.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 766.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -3.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Street (W1U 6PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in York Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/180)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Montagu Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chiltern Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chiltern Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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