Total Crime Rate

1009.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1009.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 409.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Primrose Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 26th 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 Primrose Gardens (NW3 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 1009.3 per 1,000 residents and was 668.9% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1256.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tobin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belsize Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howitt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Garages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Garages Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Stables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lancaster Stables Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Stables Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howitt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tobin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Primrose Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsize Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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