Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elgin Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 135th 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 Elgin Avenue (W9 1JP) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Harrow Road average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantully Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Mews North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantully Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grantully Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Grantully Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Grantully Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Mews North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elgin Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantully Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Castellain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castellain Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Mews South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morshead Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morshead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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