Postcode · London
Crime in NW8 7DX
How much crime is recorded in NW8 7DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St John's Wood North
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,973 (2024)
NW8 7DXLondon
How safe is NW8 7DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 7DX area, well 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 7DXNational
Shoplifting25.58.4
Burglary19.49.1
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Theft from the person2.72.1
Robbery2.61.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.24.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.