Crime Rates at Edgware Road, London, W2 1BS

Edgware Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 148th highest crime rate of 604 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 425.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.