Total Crime Rate

1279.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

378.5 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 1279.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 460.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 378.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 152.7 10/10
  • Public order 94.6 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Robbery 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Drugs 43.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
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 6th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 50th 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 1DS) in the last 12 months was 1279.6 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , up 80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -29.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 176 (≈ 378.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 107 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 (30/266)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Marylebone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Junction Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehaven Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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