Total Crime Rate

197.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 197.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Bank area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 291st 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 North Bank (NW8 8UN) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.8% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Bank (NW8 8UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Capland Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanover Gate (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallory Street
Apr 2026Robbery Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paveley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paveley Street
Apr 2026Drugs Greenberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grendon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grendon Street
Apr 2026Other theft Jerome Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Jerome Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerome Crescent
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lisson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateforth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernhardt Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Bernhardt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plympton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernhardt Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallory Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mallory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gate Under investigation

Data Sources

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