Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 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 152.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 587 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 8BG) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penfold Street (NW8 8BG), 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 Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadley Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulready Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulready Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulready Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulready Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulready Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehaven Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernhardt Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerome Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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