Total Crime Rate

473.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.2 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 473.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 71.8 10/10
  • Other theft 62.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Essendine Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 140th 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 Essendine Road (W9 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 473.7 per 1,000 residents and was 166.8% higher than the Harrow Road average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essendine Road (W9 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chippenham Road, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudolph Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essendine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chippenham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elgin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Byron Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chippenham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chippenham Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chippenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanhill Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Oakington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lanhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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