Total Crime Rate

18033.0 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 18033.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8410.3 10/10
  • Other theft 3868.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1963.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 967.0 10/10
  • Robbery 534.8 10/10
  • Public order 278.4 10/10
  • Burglary 223.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 219.8 10/10
  • Drugs 161.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 58.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
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

Poland Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 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 Poland Street (W1V 3DE) in the last 12 months was 18033.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1900.0% higher 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 2,296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 1794.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poland Street (W1V 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2100 crimes here, including 359 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Poland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapone Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapone Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapone Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapone Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chapone Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Denman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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