Total Crime Rate

170.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Essendine Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 285th 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 Essendine Road (W9 2LU) in the last 12 months was 170.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essendine Road (W9 2LU), 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.

Crime Over Time in Essendine Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevington Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirland Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shirland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delaware Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Delaware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chippenham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Morshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chippenham Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Essendine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wymering Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wymering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wymering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wymering Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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