Total Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lanark Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 232nd 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 Lanark Road (W9 1DE) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% higher than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lanark Road (W9 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little Venice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Vale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Randolph Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarendon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Randolph Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Avenue | — |
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