Total Crime Rate

662.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 662.7 10/10
  • Other theft 216.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 92.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Burglary 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Baker Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 587 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 6SG) in the last 12 months was 662.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyndham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenrick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Siddons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siddons Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Durweston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sherlock Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherlock Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenrick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenrick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenrick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kenrick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durweston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4380 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Broadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Porter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft 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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