Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Primrose Hill Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3DE) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Mews. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oppidans Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Antrim Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambolle Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambolle Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Antrim Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Primrose Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eton Garages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | England'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oppidans Road | Under investigation |
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