Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Boundary Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (NW8 6NR) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% 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 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boydell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Wood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Cottage —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avenue Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensmead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B509 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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