Total Crime Rate

247.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Other theft 61.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Cavendish Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 249th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Cavendish Street (W1W 6YR) in the last 12 months was 247.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cavendish Street (W1W 6YR), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Cavendish Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ogle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bromley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nassau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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