Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 226.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townshend Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 268th 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 Townshend Road (NW8 6LD) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 186.7% 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 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Road (NW8 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Newcourt Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townshend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmund'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Allitsen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Allitsen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Allitsen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Allitsen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eamont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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