Total Crime Rate
109.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 3PT) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chantry Close, where police recorded 349 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fleming Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fernhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fernhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernhead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Walterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hormead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chippenham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chippenham Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chantry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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