Total Crime Rate
452.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wychcombe Studios area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 86th 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 Wychcombe Studios (NW3 4XY) in the last 12 months was 452.0 per 1,000 residents and was 248.3% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wychcombe Studios (NW3 4XY), 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.
View Crime In Belsize| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | England'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Park Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maitland Park Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maitland Park Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Park Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Steele'S Mews North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Steele'S Mews North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Steele'S Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Park Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maitland Park Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Steele'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | England'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haverstock Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haverstock Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverstock Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elizabeth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Gardens | — |
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