Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 252.6 10/10
  • Drugs 205.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Shirland Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 244th 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 Shirland Road (W9 2EP) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Harrow Road average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 39 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 ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirland Road (W9 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Chippenham Road. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanhill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grittleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirland Road
Apr 2026Other theft Chippenham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chippenham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maryland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maryland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maryland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Essendine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevington Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chippenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chippenham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Essendine Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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