Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle 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

This area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 32nd 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 This (NW8 6DR) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NW8 6DR, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cochrane Mews, where police recorded 103 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 NW8 6DR area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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 Walpole Mews
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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