Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maida 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.

Crime Over Time in Maida Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maida Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanark Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanark Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abercorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Greville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanark Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgin Mews North —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elgin Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Abercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Mews South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lanark Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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