Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 20.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carlton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Loudoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loudoun Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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