Total Crime Rate

285.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 285.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.4 9/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Acacia Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 220th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

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 Acacia Road (NW8 6AB) in the last 12 months was 285.1 per 1,000 residents and was 241.2% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Road (NW8 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ann'S Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Wood High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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