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Crime in NW8 9PA

How much crime is recorded in NW8 9PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Abbey Road
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,808 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW8 9PA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 9PA 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9PANational
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Burglary14.39.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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