Total Crime Rate

1000.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 567.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 102.7 10/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Robbery 44.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aspern Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 28th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aspern Grove (NW3 2AF) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 661.8% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspern Grove (NW3 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 173 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aspern Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Belsize Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowland Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maryon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park
Apr 2026Other theft Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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