Total Crime Rate
547.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
203.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maida Vale area has the highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 587 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 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 547.7 per 1,000 residents and was 555.4% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 203.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maida Vale (W9 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Road, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilburn Park Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maida Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kilburn Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Manor Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilburn Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilburn Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kilburn Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kilburn Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Maple Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Andover Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Coventry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Coventry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coventry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cambridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cambridge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coventry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Randolph Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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