Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 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 Edgware Road (W2 1TH) 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 Edgware Road (W2 1TH), 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 (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Venables Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Venables Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Venables Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Venables Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cuthbert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adpar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Estate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Aird Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilpin Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Crompton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cuthbert Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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