Crime Rates at Elm Terrace, London, NW3 2LL

Elm Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 96th highest crime rate of 567 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 426.1 per 1,000 residents and was 197.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Terrace (NW3 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belsize Park, where police recorded 241 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.