Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Barrow Hill Estate area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrow Hill Estate (NW8 7BD) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Hill Estate (NW8 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ann'S Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Hill Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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