Total Crime Rate

645.3 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 645.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Aberdeen Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street , and the 100th 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 Aberdeen Place (NW8 8JL) in the last 12 months was 645.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.0% higher than the Church Street average (187.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 176.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberdeen Place (NW8 8JL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aberdeen Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street Estate —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street Estate —
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A5 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Place Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adpar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pollitt Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Drive —
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Data Sources

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