Crime Rate in Maida Vale, ward

Maida Vale has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Westminster district and the 1573rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 320th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Maida Vale in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Westminster district average (438.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maida Vale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 17.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 373 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maida Vale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chippenham Road, with 181 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kilburn Park Road (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.