Total Crime Rate

651.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.2 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 651.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 89.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Robbery 46.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Burglary 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
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 13th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 97th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgware Road (W2 2EH) in the last 12 months was 651.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 170.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Marble Arch. Police recorded 687 crimes here, including 234 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 (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cumberland Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumberland Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cumberland Gate Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Connaught Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Connaught Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Connaught Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bryanston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampden Gurney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Berkeley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hampden Gurney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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