Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 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 136.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 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 44th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Hyde Park , and the 215th 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 2QS) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgware Road (W2 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Marylebone Road, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgware Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road
Apr 2026Drugs Watson'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Homer Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Homer Row
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourcliffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourcliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Garden Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stourcliffe Street
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrowby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Watson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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