Total Crime Rate

286.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Belsize 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.

Crime Over Time in Belsize Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Howitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ornan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Street
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenilla Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens
Sep 2025Burglary Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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