Total Crime Rate

587.8 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 587.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 111.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Other theft 82.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.9 8/10
  • Burglary 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Great Portland Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 110th 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 Great Portland Street (W1W 6PP) in the last 12 months was 587.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 167.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Portland Street (W1W 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near John Prince'S Street. Police recorded 1194 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/274)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Margaret Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Clipstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clipstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clipstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Titchfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Titchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mansfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hallam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 274

Data Sources

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