Total Crime Rate

574.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 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 574.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 345.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Other theft 49.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Edgware Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 111th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgware Road (W2 1BS) in the last 12 months was 574.1 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penfold Place, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Penfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchardson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crompton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchardson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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