Total Crime Rate

381.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 381.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 213.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashbridge Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 169th 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 Ashbridge Street (NW8 8DG) in the last 12 months was 381.4 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashbridge Street (NW8 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penfold Place, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashbridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cabbell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosway Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cosway Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cosway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cosway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehaven Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerome Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shroton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallory Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallory Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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