Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 113.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Mount Vernon area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 209th 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 Mount Vernon (NW3 6QS) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Vernon (NW3 6QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird In Hand Yard, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Arthur Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Vernon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Hampstead Walk
Apr 2026Public order Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach House Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prince Arthur Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perrin'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Arthur Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ellerdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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