Total Crime Rate
320.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorset Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 191st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Street (W1U 6QU) in the last 12 months was 320.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorset Street (W1U 6QU), 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 | Other theft | Siddons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clay Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Porter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorset Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Porter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Porter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Porter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Robert Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
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