Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Hill area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 604 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 Marlborough Hill (NW8 0NG) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Hill (NW8 0NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Hampstead, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boundary Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waverley Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Wood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marlowes β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Langford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Hampstead β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”

Data Sources

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