Total Crime Rate
284.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lanark Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 217th highest crime rate of 604 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 Lanark Place (W9 1BT) in the last 12 months was 284.9 per 1,000 residents and was 169.0% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lanark Place (W9 1BT), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Randolph Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Place Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Place Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A5 | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cropthorne Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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