Total Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutherland Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 232nd 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 Sutherland Avenue (W9 1RX) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% higher than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutherland Avenue (W9 1RX), 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 Little Venice| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castellain Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cropthorne Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Mews South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elgin Mews South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cropthorne Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lanark Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Randolph Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lanark Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Vale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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