Total Crime Rate

329.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 329.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Primrose Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 129th 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 Primrose Gardens (NW3 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 329.6 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Gardens (NW3 4TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Mews. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Primrose Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanbury Court —
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eton Garages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Antrim Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting England'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime England'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tobin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Chalcot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Primrose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Steele'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lancaster Stables Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambolle Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Fountain Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fountain Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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