Total Crime Rate

14610.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14610.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7632.1 10/10
  • Other theft 3459.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 786.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 764.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 591.2 10/10
  • Robbery 478.0 10/10
  • Public order 270.4 10/10
  • Drugs 217.0 10/10
  • Burglary 106.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 106.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 81.8 10/10
  • Other crime 53.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 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

Charing Cross Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Marylebone , and the 3rd 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 Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0EE) in the last 12 months was 14610.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.4% 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 2,427 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 494 (≈ 1553.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2336 crimes here, including 451 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 (30/964)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Buildings —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old Compton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Soho Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Soho Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soho Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bourchier Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bourchier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bourchier Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourchier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourchier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourchier Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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