Total Crime Rate

780.3 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 780.3 10/10
  • Other theft 194.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 165.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.1 10/10
  • Burglary 95.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Robbery 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Little Portland Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 85th 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 Little Portland Street (W1W 7JA) in the last 12 months was 780.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Portland Street (W1W 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Prince'S Street (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Little Portland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bywell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langham Place
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Place 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 2025Theft from the person Goodge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Titchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mortimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Riding House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Riding House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Bourlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goodge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Street Under investigation
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 2025Theft from the person Langham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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