Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pollitt Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 604 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 Pollitt Drive (NW8 8UB) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollitt Drive (NW8 8UB), 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 Pollitt Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adpar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street 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 2025Other theft Bedlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street Estate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street Estate —
Sep 2025Other theft A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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