Total Crime Rate

18033.0 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 18033.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8410.3 10/10
  • Other theft 3868.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1963.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 967.0 10/10
  • Robbery 534.8 10/10
  • Public order 278.4 10/10
  • Burglary 223.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 219.8 10/10
  • Drugs 161.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 124.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 58.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 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 8HY) in the last 12 months was 18033.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1900.0% higher than the Marylebone average (901.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 2,296 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 490 (≈ 1794.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (W1W 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1528 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/573)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langham Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bourlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dufour'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Under investigation
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 2025Public order Langham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 573

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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