Total Crime Rate
209.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brocas Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 205th highest crime rate of 567 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 Brocas Close (NW3 3LD) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brocas Close (NW3 3LD), 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 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belsize Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Park Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belsize Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Belsize Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Park Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Primrose Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tobin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tobin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Merton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambolle Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | 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 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| 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 | Lambolle Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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