PENFOLD STREET, NW1 6RU Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in NW1 6RU

PENFOLD STREET, NW1 6RU, Westminster has recorded a total of 318 crimes in the recent period of August 2024, equating to a crime rate of 86.22 per 1,000 population. This NW1 6RU crime rate stands in contrast to the broader NW1 postcode area, which has experienced 956 crimes and a crime rate of 17.26 per 1,000 population (August 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this NW1 6RU crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around NW1 6RU, encompassing approximately 3688 residents.

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Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Aug were:

  • Violence and sexual offences: (87) incidents (4250.00% increase)
  • Anti-social behaviour: (76) incidents (0.00% decrease)
  • Theft from the person: (38) incidents (850.00% increase)

NW1 6RU Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

  • Shopping Area with total crimes: 20
  • A5 with total crimes: 18
  • Brendon Street with total crimes: 16

PENFOLD STREET, NW1 6RU Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In August 2024, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 87 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 76 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences8786.224250.00%
Anti-social behaviour7623.590.00%
Theft from the person3820.60850.00%
Shoplifting2410.300.00%
Other theft206.51400.00%
Criminal damage and arson155.420.00%
Public order134.07225.00%
Burglary113.520.00%
Drugs102.980.00%
Robbery92.71350.00%
Vehicle crime62.440.00%
Other crime31.63200.00%
Bicycle theft30.810.00%
Possession of weapons30.810.00%

In July 2024, Other theft recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 4 followed closely by Public order, which accounted for 4 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Other theft44.61300.00%
Public order41.080.00%
Theft from the person41.08-55.56%
Robbery21.08100.00%
Violence and sexual offences20.540.00%
Other crime10.540.00%

In May 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 9 followed closely by Public order, which accounted for 4 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person95.15-79.07%
Public order42.44-82.61%
Criminal damage and arson21.08100.00%
Violence and sexual offences20.54-96.36%
Other theft10.54-98.08%
Robbery10.27-92.31%

In April 2024, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 75 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 55 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Anti-social behaviour7591.910.00%
Violence and sexual offences5520.331733.33%
Other theft5214.91642.86%
Theft from the person4314.10437.50%
Shoplifting2811.66600.00%
Burglary267.590.00%
Public order237.050.00%
Robbery136.240.00%
Vehicle crime93.520.00%
Bicycle theft82.440.00%
Other crime32.170.00%
Drugs20.810.00%
Criminal damage and arson10.540.00%
Possession of weapons10.270.00%

In March 2024, Theft from the person recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 8 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 7 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Theft from the person86.780.00%
Other theft72.170.00%
Shoplifting41.900.00%
Violence and sexual offences31.08200.00%
Drugs20.810.00%
Criminal damage and arson10.540.00%

In February 2024, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 1

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences10.27-98.57%

In January 2024, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 88 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 70 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Anti-social behaviour8898.9639.68%
Violence and sexual offences7023.86-7.89%
Other theft4618.98-30.30%
Theft from the person3312.476.45%
Burglary268.9536.84%
Public order237.050.00%
Vehicle crime206.24100.00%
Shoplifting155.42-25.00%
Criminal damage and arson154.07-28.57%
Drugs144.07133.33%
Robbery93.80-35.71%
Bicycle theft32.44-62.50%
Other crime20.810.00%
Possession of weapons10.540.00%

In December 2023, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 76 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 66 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Violence and sexual offences7697.335.56%
Other theft6620.60-20.48%
Anti-social behaviour6317.89-35.71%
Theft from the person3117.083.33%
Public order238.40-4.17%
Criminal damage and arson216.2410.53%
Shoplifting205.69-54.55%
Burglary195.42-5.00%
Robbery145.150.00%
Vehicle crime103.800.00%
Bicycle theft82.71166.67%
Drugs62.17-75.00%
Other crime21.63100.00%

In November 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 98 followed closely by Other theft, which accounted for 83 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Anti-social behaviour98120.38-20.97%
Other theft8326.5718.57%
Violence and sexual offences7222.50-19.10%
Shoplifting4419.5233.33%
Theft from the person3011.93-14.29%
Drugs248.1360.00%
Public order246.51-20.00%
Burglary206.5111.11%
Criminal damage and arson195.4246.15%
Robbery145.1527.27%
Vehicle crime103.800.00%
Bicycle theft32.71-57.14%
Possession of weapons20.81100.00%
Other crime10.54-50.00%

In October 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 124 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 89 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Anti-social behaviour124124.174.20%
Violence and sexual offences8933.6223.61%
Other theft7024.134.48%
Theft from the person3518.9825.00%
Shoplifting339.4957.14%
Public order308.9520.00%
Burglary188.13-18.18%
Drugs154.8815.38%
Criminal damage and arson134.07-7.14%
Robbery113.52-47.62%
Vehicle crime102.98-28.57%
Bicycle theft72.71600.00%
Other crime21.900.00%
Possession of weapons10.54-66.67%

In September 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 119 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 72 incidents.

Crime TypeCountCrime RateChange
Anti-social behaviour119113.870.00%
Violence and sexual offences7232.260.00%
Other theft6719.520.00%
Theft from the person2818.160.00%
Public order257.590.00%
Burglary226.780.00%
Shoplifting215.960.00%
Robbery215.690.00%
Vehicle crime145.690.00%
Criminal damage and arson143.800.00%
Drugs133.800.00%
Possession of weapons33.520.00%
Bicycle theft10.810.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 643 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 91.86 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 124 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202476
April 202475
January 202488
December 202363
November 202398
October 2023124
September 2023119

A total of 416 Other theft incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 41.60 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 83 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202420
July 20244
May 20241
April 202452
March 20247
January 202446
December 202366
November 202383
October 202370
September 202367

A total of 94 Robbery incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 10.44 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 21 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20249
July 20242
May 20241
April 202413
January 20249
December 202314
November 202314
October 202311
September 202321

A total of 189 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 23.62 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 44 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202424
April 202428
March 20244
January 202415
December 202320
November 202344
October 202333
September 202321

A total of 259 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 25.90 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 43 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202438
July 20244
May 20249
April 202443
March 20248
January 202433
December 202331
November 202330
October 202335
September 202328

A total of 529 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 48.09 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 89 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202487
July 20242
May 20242
April 202455
March 20243
February 20241
January 202470
December 202376
November 202372
October 202389
September 202372

A total of 101 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 11.22 incidents per month. December 2023 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 21 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202415
May 20242
April 20241
March 20241
January 202415
December 202321
November 202319
October 202313
September 202314

A total of 86 Drugs incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 10.75 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 24 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202410
April 20242
March 20242
January 202414
December 20236
November 202324
October 202315
September 202313

A total of 14 Other crime incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 2.00 incidents per month. August 2024 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 3 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20243
July 20241
April 20243
January 20242
December 20232
November 20231
October 20232

A total of 142 Burglary incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 20.29 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 26 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202411
April 202426
January 202426
December 202319
November 202320
October 202318
September 202322

A total of 33 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 4.71 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 8 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20243
April 20248
January 20243
December 20238
November 20233
October 20237
September 20231

A total of 169 Public order incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 18.78 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 30 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 202413
July 20244
May 20244
April 202423
January 202423
December 202323
November 202324
October 202330
September 202325

A total of 79 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 11.29 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 20 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20246
April 20249
January 202420
December 202310
November 202310
October 202310
September 202314

A total of 11 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 11 month period, averaging 1.83 incidents per month. August 2024 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 3 reported cases.

MonthCount
August 20243
April 20241
January 20241
November 20232
October 20231
September 20233

Crime by Location in August 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the NW1 6RU postcode area is presented below.

  • 1. Shopping Area
    Total20
    Anti-social behaviour7
    Theft from the person5
    Public order2
    Shoplifting1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Drugs1
    Other theft1
  • 2. A5
    Total18
    Shoplifting11
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Possession of weapons1
    Theft from the person1
  • 3. Brendon Street
    Total16
    Shoplifting5
    Theft from the person4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Robbery2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Other theft1
  • 4. Old Marylebone Road
    Total16
    Anti-social behaviour10
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Drugs1
    Burglary1
    Theft from the person1
  • 5. Hospital
    Total16
    Anti-social behaviour10
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Other theft1
  • 6. Highworth Street
    Total15
    Anti-social behaviour12
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Public order1
  • 7. Edgware Road
    Total14
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Theft from the person3
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Burglary1
    Robbery1
    Shoplifting1
    Other theft1
  • 8. Parking Area
    Total14
    Violence and sexual offences7
    Theft from the person2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Vehicle crime1
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Other theft1
    Robbery1
  • 9. Broadley Street
    Total9
    Violence and sexual offences4
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Drugs2
  • 10. Marylebone (Lu Station)
    Total9
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Public order2
    Other theft1
    Robbery1
    Shoplifting1
    Theft from the person1
  • 11. Marylebone Road
    Total9
    Other theft4
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Possession of weapons1
    Theft from the person1
    Vehicle crime1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 12. Burne Street
    Total7
    Violence and sexual offences5
    Burglary1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 13. Hayes Place
    Total7
    Burglary2
    Drugs2
    Bicycle theft1
    Robbery1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 14. Cabbell Street
    Total6
    Criminal damage and arson2
    Theft from the person2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 15. Edgware Road (Bak) (Lu Station)
    Total6
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Drugs1
    Public order1
    Robbery1
    Theft from the person1
  • 16. Further/Higher Educational Building
    Total5
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Other crime1
    Theft from the person1
  • 17. Harcourt Street
    Total5
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Theft from the person2
    Other crime1
  • 18. Edgware Road (Cir Dis H&C) (Lu Station)
    Total5
    Public order2
    Theft from the person2
    Other theft1
  • 19. Bell Street
    Total5
    Anti-social behaviour4
    Other crime1
  • 20. Ashmill Street
    Total5
    Violence and sexual offences2
    Anti-social behaviour1
    Burglary1
    Criminal damage and arson1
  • 21. Lilestone Street
    Total5
    Anti-social behaviour3
    Other theft1
    Vehicle crime1
  • 22. Church Street
    Total5
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Theft from the person1
    Anti-social behaviour1
  • 23. Venables Street
    Total5
    Theft from the person2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Robbery1
    Shoplifting1
  • 24. Walmer Place
    Total4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Theft from the person1
  • 25. Daventry Street
    Total4
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Theft from the person1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 26. Frampton Street
    Total4
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Criminal damage and arson1
    Violence and sexual offences1
  • 27. Penfold Place
    Total4
    Shoplifting3
    Burglary1
  • 28. Newcastle Place
    Total4
    Violence and sexual offences3
    Public order1
  • 29. Crawford Place
    Total3
    Other theft2
    Theft from the person1
  • 30. Lisson Street
    Total3
    Anti-social behaviour2
    Drugs1