Total Crime Rate

425.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 425.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 246.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

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 1BU) 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 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edgware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frampton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frampton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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