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Crime in NW6 5DB

How much crime is recorded in NW6 5DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Maida Hill
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,646 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW6 5DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW6 5DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NW6 5DBNational
Burglary21.99.1
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Theft from the person2.62.1
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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