Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Branch 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 7LU) 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 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frognal Rise, where police recorded 10 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.
View Crime In Frognal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitestone Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Redington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Templewood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windmill Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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