Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 84.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Buckland Crescent area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckland Crescent (NW3 5DU) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Crescent (NW3 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near College Crescent. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Belsize

Crime Over Time in Buckland Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belsize Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs College Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order College Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation

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.