Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.0 7/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maida Vale area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 124th lowest 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 1UB) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Little Venice average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maida Vale (W9 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maida Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Randolph Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abercorn Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Vale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Randolph Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Robert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropthorne Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Elgin Mews South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Mews South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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