Total Crime Rate
127.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adamson Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 257th lowest 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 Adamson Road (NW3 3HT) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 459.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adamson Road (NW3 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near College Crescent. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 46 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 | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Buckland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buckland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baynes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Briary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hornby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hornby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornby Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belsize Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B509 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | B509 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathray Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swiss Cottage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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