Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead , and the 204th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

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 Abbey Road (NW6 4SR) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher than the South Hampstead average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (NW6 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Kilburn High Road. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Walk
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery West End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Walk
Sep 2025Shoplifting West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West End Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Quex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Birchington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quex Mews

Data Sources

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