Total Crime Rate
1000.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
165.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aspern 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.
View Crime In Gospel Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byron Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Downside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rowland Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowland Hill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hampstead Heath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Maryon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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