Total Crime Rate

261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 261.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 16th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 238th 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 2JA) in the last 12 months was 261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Harrow Road average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirland Road (W9 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sevington Street, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cirencester Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shirland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Downfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downfield Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Castellain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Delaware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delaware Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clearwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St. Peter'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cirencester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cirencester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cirencester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cirencester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cirencester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sevington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevington Street —
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Data Sources

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