Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 119.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Wadham Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 548 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 Wadham Gardens (NW3 3DN) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Gardens (NW3 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hornby Close. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery King Henry'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Elsworthy Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S College Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S College Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Elliott Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsworthy Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brocas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road —
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Data Sources

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