Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Grove area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Grove (NW3 4PB) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Lancaster Grove (NW3 4PB), 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 Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Garages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lyttelton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenloch Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Strathray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Lancaster Stables Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Briary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hornby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornby Close —
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

Data Sources

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