Total Crime Rate
283.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maida Vale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Mews North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abercorn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maida Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lauderdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Biddulph Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maida Vale | β |
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