Crime Rates at Platts Lane, London, NW3 7NS

Platts Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Platts Lane (NW3 7NS) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Platts Lane (NW3 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weech Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.