Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 221.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.5 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 587 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 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Road (NW8 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Shannon Place. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mackennal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shannon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shannon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broxwood Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Culworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broxwood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Townsend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Greenberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broxwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Wood Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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