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

Grove End Road 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 Grove End Road (NW8 9LB) 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 Grove End Road (NW8 9LB), 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 Grove End Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henderson Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Pollitt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchardson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Orchardson Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cunningham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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