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 2RD) 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 2RD), 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 2026Drugs Stourcliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burwood Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryanston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walmer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Marylebone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryanston Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Virgil Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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