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 246th 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 Maida Avenue (W2 1ST) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maida Avenue (W2 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Close, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lanark Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.