Total Crime Rate
631.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hatton Row area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 101st 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 Hatton Row (NW8 8PP) in the last 12 months was 631.5 per 1,000 residents and was 241.1% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 220.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hatton Row (NW8 8PP), 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 (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Penfold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newcastle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newcastle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Penfold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A40 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Venables Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Luton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Venables Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Venables Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Venables Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A40 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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