Total Crime Rate
382.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutherland Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 169th 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 Sutherland Avenue (W9 1RX) in the last 12 months was 382.7 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 344.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutherland Avenue (W9 1RX), the main crime hotspot is near Lanark Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abercorn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maida Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abercorn Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgin Mews North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elgin Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maida Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cropthorne Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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