Total Crime Rate

565.9 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 565.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 120.2 10/10
  • Other theft 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 34.9 10/10
  • Robbery 31.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
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

Dorset Street 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 Dorset Street (W1U 6QJ) 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 Dorset Street (W1U 6QJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dorset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/184)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kendall Place 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 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kendall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kendall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marylebone High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marylebone High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marylebone High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 184

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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