Total Crime Rate

953.9 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 953.9 10/10
  • Other theft 200.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 176.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 76.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.2 9/10
  • Burglary 61.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Blandford Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 66th highest crime rate of 604 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 Blandford Street (W1U 7HG) in the last 12 months was 953.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blandford Street (W1U 7HG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 2402 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blandford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumont Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Beaumont Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gray'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gray'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bulstrode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.