Total Crime Rate
389.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acacia Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 166th highest crime rate of 604 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 6AD) in the last 12 months was 389.6 per 1,000 residents and was 393.2% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 245.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acacia Road (NW8 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cochrane Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St John'S Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Aquila Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ordnance Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cochrane Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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