Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 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 165.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Circus Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 258th 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 Circus Road (NW8 9ER) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Circus Road (NW8 9ER), the main crime hotspot is near Scott Ellis Gardens. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Circus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Ellis Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Finchley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Scott Ellis Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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