Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lancaster Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Drive (NW3 4EY) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Drive (NW3 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Hornby Close. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baynes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Strathray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adamson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adamson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenilla Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft King'S College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order King'S College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Briary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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