Total Crime Rate

808.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 808.9 10/10
  • Other theft 200.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 146.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Burglary 76.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.6 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Riding House Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 74th highest crime rate of 587 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 Riding House Street (W1W 7HR) in the last 12 months was 808.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riding House Street (W1W 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riding House Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/407)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gosfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gosfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gildea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildea Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Carburton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carburton Street —
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Data Sources

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