Total Crime Rate

281.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 281.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 156th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Place (NW3 2BY) in the last 12 months was 281.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Place (NW3 2BY), 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 Russell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Belsize Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Crispins Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Crispins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Crispins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aspern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Vehicle crime Maryon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maryon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maryon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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