Total Crime Rate

1619.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1619.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 346.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 299.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 204.1 10/10
  • Other theft 163.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.5 10/10
  • Drugs 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 81.6 10/10
  • Robbery 81.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.2 10/10
  • Burglary 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
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 5th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 42nd 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 Edgware Road (W2 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 1619.1 per 1,000 residents and was 244.9% higher than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Marylebone Road. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 72 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 (30/204)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Marylebone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shouldham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shouldham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Harrowby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Forset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Forset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portsea Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portsea Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Shillibeer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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