Total Crime Rate
192.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Primrose Hill Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3EA) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3EA), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tobin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Mews | β |
| 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 | Public order | Stanbury Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chalcot Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elsworthy Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambolle Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowbank | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadowbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadowbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadowbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanbury Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tobin Close | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oppidans Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambolle Place | β |
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