Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maida Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maida Avenue (W2 1TE) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maida Avenue (W2 1TE), 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.
View Crime In Little Venice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hall Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cuthbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cuthbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Aird Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henderson Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatton Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
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