Total Crime Rate
286.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belsize Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 147th 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 Belsize Avenue (NW3 4AE) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belsize Avenue (NW3 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belsize Park, where police recorded 241 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspern Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belsize Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Howitt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ornan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsize Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenilla Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenloch Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Park Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Belsize Park Gardens | Under investigation |
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