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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NW6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NW6 recorded 918 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.42 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 22.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 11.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring110.23 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment918 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 11.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

918
trending_down -0.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

110.23per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

2,583

Within NW6 district

Westminster

97,503

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 85 Shoplifting: 72 Burglary: 6
85
Cavendish Road Map
total: 32 Shoplifting: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 9
32
West End Lane Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 10 Burglary: 2
19
Petrol Station Map
total: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Theft from the person: 3
18
Lowfield Road Map
total: 16 Criminal damage and arson: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4
16
Supermarket Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Theft from the person: 3
14
Maygrove Road Map
total: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2
14
Dyne Road Map
total: 14 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
14
Harben Road Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 10 Theft from the person: 2
14
B510 Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 4 Robbery: 3
13

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
918 Total
Anti-social Behaviour
210
22.9%
Violence & Sexual Offences
177
19.3%
Shoplifting
139
15.1%
Other Theft
60
6.5%
Theft from Person
55
6.0%
Burglary
54
5.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
51
5.6%
Public Order
44
4.8%
Drug Offences
38
4.1%
Vehicle Crime
36
3.9%
Robbery
27
2.9%
Bicycle Theft
11
1.2%
Other Crime
8
0.9%
Weapons Possession
8
0.9%

Crime Analysis: NW6

Anti-social Behaviour makes up the largest share of crime in NW6 at 22.9%. Violence & Sexual Offences (19.3%) and Shoplifting (15.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NW6 has risen sharply — by 11.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NW6 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -0.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +11.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.9%

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