Total Crime Rate
645.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aberdeen 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 8JP) 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 8JP), 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 Church Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Close | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cuthbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St John'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A5 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | 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 | Shoplifting | A5 | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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