Total Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vale Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Close (W9 1RR) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Close (W9 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aubrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutherland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lanark Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elgin Mews South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Mews South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abercorn Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nugent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Randolph Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashworth Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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