Total Crime Rate

9328.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2019.1 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 9328.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 3015.3 10/10
  • Other theft 2591.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2019.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1240.5 10/10
  • Drugs 488.6 10/10
  • Robbery 477.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 454.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 408.4 10/10
  • Public order 267.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.9 10/10
  • Burglary 103.1 10/10
  • Other crime 49.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 34.4 10/10
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

Charing Cross Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone , and the 5th highest crime rate of 587 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 Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0DT) in the last 12 months was 9328.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1064.5% higher than the Marylebone average (801.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 790 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , up 125.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 529 (≈ 2019.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0DT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2516 crimes here, including 645 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charing Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/1036)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hanway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adeline Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adeline Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Frith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Frith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Frith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanway Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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