Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aquila Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 292nd 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 Aquila Street (NW8 6PN) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aquila Street (NW8 6PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cochrane Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aquila Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ordnance Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Circus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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