Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 197th 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 1NH) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 1NH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castellain Road
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Mews South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ashworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abercorn Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Mews South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Avenue
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lanark Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Road
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 Biddulph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Randolph Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elgin Mews North
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grantully Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grantully Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grantully Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grantully Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantully Road
Apr 2026Burglary Castellain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grantully Road

Data Sources

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