Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Penfold Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penfold Street (NW8 8AY) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penfold Street (NW8 8AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penfold Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulready Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddington Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Penfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 222

Data Sources

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