Total Crime Rate

198.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 198.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 71.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Capland Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Church Street , and the 289th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capland Street (NW8 8RY) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Church Street average (185.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capland Street (NW8 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penfold Place, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashmill Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Capland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ranston Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Stalbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mulready Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulready Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Capland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tresham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shroton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisson Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shroton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shroton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lisson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mallory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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