Total Crime Rate

1236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.0 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 1236.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 773.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.8 10/10
  • Robbery 66.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Drugs 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
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

Elgin Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 55th 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 Elgin Avenue (W9 3PS) in the last 12 months was 1236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 596.3% higher than the Harrow Road average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 327 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 234.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 210.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Chantry Close. Police recorded 523 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverton Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Riverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Riverton Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapford Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lapford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lapford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chantry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portgate Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portgate Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portgate Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burlington Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Chantry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portgate Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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