Total Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Wood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 207th lowest 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 St Johns Wood Road (NW8 8UL) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Wood Road (NW8 8UL), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cuthbert Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Luton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Luton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hatton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hatton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatton Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollitt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crompton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A5 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Pollitt Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cuthbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cuthbert Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
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