Total Crime Rate
113.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 604 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 Elgin Avenue (W9 1JP) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 30 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 | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castellain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castellain Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castellain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Mews North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delaware Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lauderdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morshead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morshead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morshead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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