Total Crime Rate

468.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.2 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 468.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 87.9 10/10
  • Drugs 54.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Robbery 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 23rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgware Road (W2 2EA) in the last 12 months was 468.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Hyde Park average (469.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 209.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 103 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 (30/199)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shouldham Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Shillibeer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shillibeer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clenston Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stourcliffe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cato Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shouldham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stourcliffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
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Data Sources

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