Total Crime Rate
331.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acacia Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 187th 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 6DN) in the last 12 months was 331.0 per 1,000 residents and was 319.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acacia Road (NW8 6DN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Ann'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Ann'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Ann'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Ann'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ordnance Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finchley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
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