Crime Rates at Cosway Street, London, NW1 5NR

Cosway Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 193rd 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 Cosway Street (NW1 5NR) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the Church Street average (187.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 158.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cosway Street (NW1 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Marylebone Road, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.