Total Crime Rate
210.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbey 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | West End Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West End Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birchington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quex Mews | — |
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