Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Circus 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 Circus Road (NW8 9SE) 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 Circus Road (NW8 9SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cochrane Mews, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Ann'S Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Circus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Queen'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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