Total Crime Rate

209.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brocas 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.

Crime Over Time in Brocas Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Primrose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tobin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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