Crime Rates at Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6QW

Great Portland Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 116th highest crime rate of 587 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 Great Portland Street (W1W 6QW) in the last 12 months was 564.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 321.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Portland Street (W1W 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 276 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.