Total Crime Rate
418.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winchester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 93rd 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 Winchester Road (NW3 3NR) in the last 12 months was 418.8 per 1,000 residents and was 305.2% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winchester Road (NW3 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near College Crescent. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Primrose Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S College Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S College Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Briary Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briary Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briary Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | College Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Crescent | — |
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