Crime Rates at Maida Avenue, London, W2 1ST

Maida Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 277th 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 Maida Avenue (W2 1ST) in the last 12 months was 208.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maida Avenue (W2 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishop'S Bridge Road, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.