Crime Rates at Maida Vale, London, W9 1QJ

Maida Vale area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 144th 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 Maida Vale (W9 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 436.9 per 1,000 residents and was 453.2% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maida Vale (W9 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Road, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coventry Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.