Total Crime Rate

429.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 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 429.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 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

Byron Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 90th 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 Byron Mews (NW3 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 429.1 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average (146.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Mews (NW3 2NQ), 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 Byron Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South End Green 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 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
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 2026Public order South Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South End Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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