Total Crime Rate
150.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Formosa Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 244th lowest 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 Formosa Street (W9 2JS) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Formosa Street (W9 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bourne Terrace. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lauderdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Desborough Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castellain Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Delamere Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delamere Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Desborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Senior Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blomfield Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bourne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Formosa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formosa Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formosa Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ranelagh Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ranelagh Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castellain Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferry Terminal | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Gardens | β |
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