Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove End Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 587 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 9NE) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove End Road (NW8 9NE), 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.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scott Ellis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queen'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Queen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Finchley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Garden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | B507 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Wood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kingsmill Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St John'S Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scott Ellis Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove End Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scott Ellis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elm Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
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