Total Crime Rate

610.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.3 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 610.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.7 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 106th 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 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 610.7 per 1,000 residents and was 229.9% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 181.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 49 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 (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pollitt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crompton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuthbert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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