Total Crime Rate
121.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northwick Terrace area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northwick Terrace (NW8 8JD) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northwick Terrace (NW8 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pollitt Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cuthbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St John'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henderson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
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