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Crime in NW8 8UW

How much crime is recorded in NW8 8UW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
St John's Wood South
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,546 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW8 8UW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 8UW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

NW8 8UWNational
Anti-social behaviour25.610.7
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary15.69.1
Theft from the person8.52.1
Other theft7.74.5
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Shoplifting5.48.4
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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