Total Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maida Vale area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maida Vale (W9 1PP) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maida Vale (W9 1PP), 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 | Public order | Maida Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Greville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abercorn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Greville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | 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 | Burglary | Hillside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Mews North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maida Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maida Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abercorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
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