Total Crime Rate
825.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Athens Gardens 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 Athens Gardens (W9 3RS) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Athens Gardens (W9 3RS), 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 | Drugs | Chantry Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edbrooke 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 | Robbery | Chippenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirland Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lapford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edbrooke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lapford Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chippenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edbrooke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
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