Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 224.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 185th highest crime rate of 548 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 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill Road (NW3 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Mews, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanbury Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tobin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowbank
Apr 2026Theft from the person Primrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Henry'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanbury Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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