Total Crime Rate
905.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
585.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pond Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 33rd 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 Pond Street (NW3 2PS) in the last 12 months was 905.2 per 1,000 residents and was 589.6% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 585.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pond Street (NW3 2PS), 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.
View Crime In Gospel Oak| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Hill Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Hill Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South End Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South End Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | South End Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hill Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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