Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 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 217.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Park Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 194th highest crime rate of 548 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 Park Gardens (NW3 4LY) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsize Park Gardens (NW3 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Belsize Park. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belsize Park Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brocas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brocas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brocas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Mews
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Howitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens
Apr 2026Theft from the person Primrose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Stables Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Howitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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