Total Crime Rate

283.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 283.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elgin Mews South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 219th highest crime rate of 604 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 Elgin Mews South (W9 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 283.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Mews South (W9 1JZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Elgin Mews South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elgin Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Mews North β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Abercorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanark Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanark Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Maida Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lauderdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanark Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanark Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Biddulph Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale β€”

Data Sources

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