Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belsize Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Belsize Avenue (NW3 4BL) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsize Avenue (NW3 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belsize Park Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belsize Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Crossfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park
Apr 2026Burglary Belsize Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belsize Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mccrone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mccrone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Hill Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdett Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rowland Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belsize Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glenilla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perceval Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perceval Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belsize Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenilla Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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