Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townshend Estate area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townshend Estate (NW8 6JS) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Estate (NW8 6JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Townshend Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Aquila Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Eamont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ordnance Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B525 β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Allitsen Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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