Total Crime Rate

267.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 267.1 10/10
  • Other theft 71.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Robbery 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Hill Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town , and the 164th 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 Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3AX) in the last 12 months was 267.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Camden Town average (596.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3AX), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Hill Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Primrose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ainger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent'S Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent'S Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regent'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oppidans Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Oppidans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oppidans Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopkinson'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ainger Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Erskine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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