Total Crime Rate
9519.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Market Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 7th highest crime rate of 604 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 Market Place (W1W 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 9519.1 per 1,000 residents and was 955.7% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,236 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 213 (β 813.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Place (W1W 8AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hills Place, where police recorded 1316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Marlborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bywell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hills Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Margaret Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hills Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
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