Crime Rates at Wellington Place, London, NW8 7PB

Wellington Place 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 Wellington Place (NW8 7PB) 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 (≈ 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 Wellington Place (NW8 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.