Total Crime Rate
647.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New College Parade area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 55th 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 New College Parade (NW3 5EP) in the last 12 months was 647.2 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 161.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New College Parade (NW3 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maresfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buckland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Buckland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buckland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belsize Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maresfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swiss Cottage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swiss Cottage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swiss Cottage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Swiss Cottage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Crescent | Under investigation |
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