Crime Rates at Elgin Avenue, London, W9 2NS

Elgin 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 2NS) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirland Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braden Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.