Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Gardens (W9 1DS) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Gardens (W9 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Close, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lanark Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Place Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Place Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bristol Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Howley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Randolph Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clarendon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bristol Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pindock Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
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