Total Crime Rate
134.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 604 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 9ST) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (NW8 9ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Lane, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cochrane Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Barrow Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridgeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrow Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barrow Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrow Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrow Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Ann'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Charles Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Charles Lane | Under investigation |
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