Total Crime Rate

380.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 380.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Other theft 78.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 42.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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

Dorset Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 171st highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Street (W1U 6QU) in the last 12 months was 380.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (W1U 6QU), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornwall Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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