Total Crime Rate

631.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.7 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 631.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.0 10/10
  • Drugs 49.3 10/10
  • Robbery 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 101st 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 1ED) in the last 12 months was 631.5 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 220.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 108 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 (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A40 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bedlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcastle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Street —
Apr 2026Other theft A40 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Penfold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A40 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A40 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Venables Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penfold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penfold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Place —
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Data Sources

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