Total Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 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 52.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 51st 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 This (NW8 9UL) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Abbey Road average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NW8 9UL, 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.

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Crime Over Time in NW8 9UL area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs B507 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropthorne Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Violet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Ellis Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropthorne Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropthorne Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cropthorne Court
Apr 2026Robbery Vale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Ellis Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Scott Ellis Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nugent Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanark Road
Apr 2026Burglary Lanark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aubrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove End Road

Data Sources

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