Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.4 8/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Branch Hill area has the 34th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branch Hill (NW3 7LS) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Hill (NW3 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Yorkshire Grey Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Branch Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holly Bush Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Hill Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Hill Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frognal Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frognal Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Branch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitestone Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Mount Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yorkshire Grey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yorkshire Grey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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