Total Crime Rate
268.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirland Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 235th 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 Shirland Road (W9 2EP) in the last 12 months was 268.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shirland Road (W9 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Chippenham Road. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morshead Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wymering Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Essendine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippenham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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