Total Crime Rate
415.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Place 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 Gloucester Place (W1U 8HA) 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 Gloucester Place (W1U 8HA), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marble Arch | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portman Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Red Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Cumberland Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clay Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montagu Mews North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montagu Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upper Berkeley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Cumberland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granville Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryanston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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