Total Crime Rate

263.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 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 263.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Primrose Hill Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town , and the 164th 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 Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3AX) in the last 12 months was 263.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Camden Town average (496.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% 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 73 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oppidans Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Oppidans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oppidans Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oppidans Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Other theft Erskine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Erskine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpleshall Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sharpleshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkinson'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chalcot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ormonde Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Primrose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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