Total Crime Rate
169.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dowland Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 282nd 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 Dowland Street (W10 4UF) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dowland Street (W10 4UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marban Road, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portnall Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portnall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portnall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Verdi Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bruckner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bruckner Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Third Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mozart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Portnall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portnall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portnall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lancefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tolhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tolhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marban Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marban Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancefield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portnall Road | Under investigation |
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