Total Crime Rate

645.3 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 645.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 100th 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 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 645.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.0% higher than the Church Street average (187.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 176.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 188 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 (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venables Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henderson Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Henderson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henderson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 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 A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Awaiting court outcome
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 Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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