Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Benhams Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 567 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 Benhams Place (NW3 6QX) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhams Place (NW3 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Bird In Hand Yard. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Benhams Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Perrin'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Perrin'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frognal Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hampstead High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perrin'S Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coach House Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holly Bush Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Mount Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frognal Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bird In Hand Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Frognal Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bird In Hand Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Hill Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 38

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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