Total Crime Rate

191.6 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 191.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyons Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 301st 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 Lyons Place (NW8 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Church Street average (187.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Place (NW8 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyons Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penfold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddington Green —
Sep 2025Public order Adpar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchardson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penfold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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