Total Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove End Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove End Road (NW8 9LD) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove End Road (NW8 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pollitt Drive, where police recorded 63 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Henderson Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melina Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Henderson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchardson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamilton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henderson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B507 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B507 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melina Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frampton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hall Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunningham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St John'S Wood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedlow Close | 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 | Henderson Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyons Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frampton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollitt Drive | — |
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