Total Crime Rate

647.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 647.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 122.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.6 10/10
  • Robbery 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New College Court 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 Court (NW3 5EX) 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 Court (NW3 5EX), 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.

Crime Over Time in New College Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nutley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Buckland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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