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Crime in W1G 8AX

How much crime is recorded in W1G 8AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Marylebone & Park Lane
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,348 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W1G 8AX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the W1G 8AX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

W1G 8AXNational
Burglary38.59.1
Theft from the person12.52.1
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Other theft8.44.5
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order2.34.6
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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