Postcode · London
Crime in NW8 7DG
How much crime is recorded in NW8 7DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St John's Wood North
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
How safe is NW8 7DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 7DG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NW8 7DGNational
Burglary12.59.1
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Other theft11.14.5
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order5.64.6
Theft from the person5.42.1
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Drugs2.22.4
Robbery0.81.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.