Total Crime Rate
331.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delaware Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 186th 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 Delaware Road (W9 2LL) in the last 12 months was 331.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delaware Road (W9 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St. Peter'S Place, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lauderdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wymering Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shirland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elnathan Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elnathan Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elnathan Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Essendine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elnathan Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Elnathan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elnathan Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St. Peter'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delaware Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wymering Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downfield Close | Under investigation |
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