Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Branch Hill area has the 30th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 548 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 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branch Hill (NW3 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yorkshire Grey Place, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heysham Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Branch Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitestone Walk —
Apr 2026Public order The Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Bush Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windmill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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