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

Sumpter Close 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 Sumpter Close (NW3 5JR) 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 Sumpter Close (NW3 5JR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 598 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sumpter Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naseby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nutley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nutley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Gate
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampstead Gate
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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