Total Crime Rate

378.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 378.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellington Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 587 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 7PG) in the last 12 months was 378.1 per 1,000 residents and was 352.5% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Place (NW8 7PG), 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 Wellington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Culworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shannon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shannon Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane 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 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 2026Theft from the person Mackennal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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