Total Crime Rate
142.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Marlowes area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 230th lowest 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 The Marlowes (NW8 6NA) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Marlowes (NW8 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near B509. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Wood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensmead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Wood Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St John'S Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boydell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Marlowes | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B509 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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