Crime Rates at Alma Square, London, NW8 9QA

Alma Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 284th 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 Alma Square (NW8 9QA) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Square (NW8 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove End Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.