Total Crime Rate
647.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maresfield Gardens 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 Maresfield Gardens (NW3 5SL) 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 Maresfield Gardens (NW3 5SL), 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.
View Crime In Belsize| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Daleham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fairfax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naseby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marston Close | Under investigation |
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