Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 67.6 6/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Platts Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 548 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 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Belsize average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% 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 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finchley Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Platts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Platt'S Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Kidderpore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weech Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardwick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finchley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferncroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hendon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kidderpore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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