Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 94.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Boundary Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 141st 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 Boundary Road (NW8 6NR) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (NW8 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swiss Cottage, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loudoun Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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