Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Hill area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Hill (NW8 0QG) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Hill (NW8 0QG), 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 Clifton Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loudoun Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ryder'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Loudoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowley Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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