Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 87.0 7/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 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
  • Public order 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

Wellington Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (NW8 9SP) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (NW8 9SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Allitsen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Wood —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcourt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcourt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingsmill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrow Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Wood High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Road —
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Ann'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Ann'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Ann'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ordnance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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