Postcode district · London
Crime in NW8
How much crime is recorded in NW8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westminster
- Region
- London
- Population
- 50,445 (2024)
NW8Postcode district · London
How safe is NW8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW8, 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
NW8National
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary18.29.1
Shoplifting12.38.4
Other theft9.04.5
Theft from the person7.12.1
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.91.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.