Total Crime Rate
300.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scott Ellis Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 208th highest crime rate of 604 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 Scott Ellis Gardens (NW8 9HG) in the last 12 months was 300.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.5% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scott Ellis Gardens (NW8 9HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Close, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Ellis Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pollitt Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melina Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melina Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elizabeth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cropthorne Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lanark Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pollitt Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollitt Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pollitt Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crompton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B507 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanark Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanark Road | β |
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