Total Crime Rate

857.1 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 857.1 10/10
  • Other theft 326.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 122.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 26th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 75th 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 6UD) in the last 12 months was 857.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Street (W1U 6UD), 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 (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Montagu Mews North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clay Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Siddons Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Siddons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blandford Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bickenhall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 167

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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