Total Crime Rate

613.7 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 613.7 10/10
  • Other theft 180.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 120.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 98.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Burglary 42.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • 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

Baker Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 104th 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 Baker Street (W1U 6RW) in the last 12 months was 613.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Street (W1U 6RW), 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 Baker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Porter Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gloucester Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porter Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryanston Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Mews East —
Sep 2025Other theft Porter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blandford Street —
Sep 2025Other theft 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montagu Mews North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Montagu Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montagu Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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