Total Crime Rate

356.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 356.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Mews area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak , and the 120th 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 Byron Mews (NW3 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 356.3 per 1,000 residents and was 148.7% higher than the Gospel Oak average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Byron Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South End Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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