Total Crime Rate
86.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Gardens (W9 1DS) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Gardens (W9 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 12 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 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Randolph Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Randolph Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robert Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warrington Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
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