Total Crime Rate

358.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 358.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cochrane Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 174th highest 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 Cochrane Street (NW8 7NT) in the last 12 months was 358.2 per 1,000 residents and was 353.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cochrane Street (NW8 7NT), 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 Cochrane Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Circus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Allitsen Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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