Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Drugs 53.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Merton Rise area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 169th 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 Merton Rise (NW3 3EN) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Rise (NW3 3EN), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Elsworthy Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tobin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brocas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King Henry'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elliott Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Garages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Garages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Stables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Stables Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Primrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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