Total Crime Rate

470.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 470.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Penfold Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 141st 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 Penfold Place (NW1 6RT) in the last 12 months was 470.2 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penfold Place (NW1 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penfold Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Harrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabbell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plympton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylebone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylebone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft 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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