Total Crime Rate
415.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025George Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 154th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (W1U 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 415.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -59.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Street (W1U 8AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red Place, where police recorded 657 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryanston Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bryanston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryanston Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gloucester Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gloucester Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Edwards Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryanston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bryanston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryanston Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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