NW
Postcode areaPostcode area named after North West London, with 13 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NW, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NW compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is NW safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NW at a rate of 134.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 6,544 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NW.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (18,948), violence and sexual offences (18,459) and other crime (13,344).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NW was 137.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in NW
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW1Camden Town, Somers Town | 54,573 | £708,000 | 240.8 per 1,000 |
| NW1WSomers Town | 265 | No figure | 1,917.6 per 1,000 |
| NW2Cricklewood, Brondesbury | 71,104 | £560,000 | 120.7 per 1,000 |
| NW3Hampstead, Maitland Park | 49,920 | £1,000,000 | 127.9 per 1,000 |
| NW4Hendon | 33,578 | £535,000 | 131.3 per 1,000 |
| NW5Kentish Town, Dartmouth Park | 31,048 | £677,500 | 129.3 per 1,000 |
| NW6Hampstead, Kilburn | 65,950 | £684,250 | 152.4 per 1,000 |
| NW7Mill Hill, Grahame Park | 28,501 | £682,500 | 72.3 per 1,000 |
| NW8St John's Wood, Lisson Grove | 33,203 | £1,018,000 | 109.2 per 1,000 |
| NW9Colindale, Kingsbury | 78,603 | £450,938 | 92.4 per 1,000 |
| NW10Church End, Harlesden | 94,725 | £580,000 | 151.5 per 1,000 |
| NW11Golders Green, Hampstead Garden Suburb | 33,202 | £1,000,000 | 98.5 per 1,000 |
| NW26Harlesden | 561 | No figure | 109.5 per 1,000 |
NW in brief
The NW postcode area, named after North West London, has 13 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in NW was £640,000 in 2025.
NW had 575,233 usual residents at the census.
In NW, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NW, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.