Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • 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

Howitt Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 567 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 Howitt Road (NW3 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 363.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howitt Road (NW3 4LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Belsize Park. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howitt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Park Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downside Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downside Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belsize Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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