Postcode · London
Crime in NW8 9TG
How much crime is recorded in NW8 9TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St John's Wood North
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
NW8 9TGLondon
How safe is NW8 9TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 9TG area, below 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
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9TGNational
Burglary28.39.1
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Theft from the person9.52.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Public order5.64.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.72.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.