Total Crime Rate

414.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 414.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 250.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Burglary 30.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Charles Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 155th 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 Charles Lane (NW8 7SE) in the last 12 months was 414.7 per 1,000 residents and was 425.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Lane (NW8 7SE), 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 Charles Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcourt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcourt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Aquila Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Circus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ordnance Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Allitsen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Allitsen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Allitsen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Townshend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital 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 2025Robbery Charles Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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