Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 35.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Abbey Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 224th lowest 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 Abbey Road (NW8 9AA) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (NW8 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove End Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aubrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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