Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.9 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wells Rise area has the 31st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Rise (NW8 7LH) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Rise (NW8 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowbank. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmund'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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