Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Wellington Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 276th highest 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 Wellington Place (NW8 9JA) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.4% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Place (NW8 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Wood High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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