Total Crime Rate

271.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 271.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Wood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 232nd 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 St Johns Wood Road (NW8 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 243.8% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Wood Road (NW8 9HJ), the main crime hotspot is near A5. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B507 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melina Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melina Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maida Vale —
Sep 2025Burglary Hatton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunningham Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Luton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A5 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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