Total Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carlton Hill area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carlton Hill (NW8 0LA) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Hill (NW8 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Hampstead, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marlborough Hill (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queen'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | South Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alexandra Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Loudoun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Loudoun Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Loudoun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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