Crime Rates at Belsize Lane, London, NW3 5AG

Belsize Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 157th 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 Belsize Lane (NW3 5AG) in the last 12 months was 280.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% higher than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belsize Lane (NW3 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belsize Park Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.