Crime Rates at Elgin Avenue, London, W9 3QR

Elgin Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road , and the 80th highest crime rate of 604 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 3QR) in the last 12 months was 825.1 per 1,000 residents and was 457.6% higher than the Harrow Road average (148.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 357.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 153.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (W9 3QR), 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.