Total Crime Rate

413.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.5 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 413.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Other theft 60.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Elm Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 95th 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 Elm Terrace (NW3 2LL) in the last 12 months was 413.0 per 1,000 residents and was 181.5% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Terrace (NW3 2LL), 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 Elm Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South End Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downside Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Crescent 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 2026Burglary The Old Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South End Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maryon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Hill Park —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Walk —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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