Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 50.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penrose Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrose Gardens (NW3 7BF) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Penrose Gardens (NW3 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weech Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fortune Green Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penrose Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kidderpore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fortune Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Lyncroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferncroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weech Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Kidderpore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fortune Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fortune Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fortune Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fortune Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fortune Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fortune Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyncroft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Platt'S Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgess Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardwick Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsifal Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Parsifal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parsifal Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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