Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townshend Road (NW8 6LE) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Road (NW8 6LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shannon Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townshend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shannon Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Townsend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mackennal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Culworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culworth Street Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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