Total Crime Rate

301.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 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

Edgware Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 205th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgware Road (W2 1BB) in the last 12 months was 301.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% higher 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 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 190 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/248)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bouverie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Praed Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Praed Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Praed Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lisson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Junction Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Junction Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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