Crime Rates at Lancaster Drive, London, NW3 4HA

Lancaster Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 221st 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 Lancaster Drive (NW3 4HA) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Drive (NW3 4HA), 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.