Total Crime Rate
144.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 2NP) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Chippenham Road. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sevington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shirland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Downfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A404 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A404 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A404 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Foscote Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downfield Close | Under investigation |
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