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Crime in NW6 5LB

How much crime is recorded in NW6 5LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Maida Vale
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,528 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW6 5LB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW6 5LB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NW6 5LBNational
Burglary22.19.1
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.64.6
Theft from the person2.02.1
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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