Total Crime Rate

529.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 529.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Robert Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 123rd 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 Robert Close (W9 1BY) in the last 12 months was 529.4 per 1,000 residents and was 399.9% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Close (W9 1BY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cropthorne Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clifton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Howley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randolph Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Mansions Under investigation
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Data Sources

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