Total Crime Rate

851.2 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 851.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 320.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 255.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Primrose Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 39th 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 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 851.2 per 1,000 residents and was 556.0% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 960.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Gardens (NW3 4UJ), 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 Primrose Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Howitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Howitt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fountain Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fountain Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Haverstock Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanbury Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Chalcot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tobin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime England'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting England'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsize Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanbury Court —
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 77

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑