Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferncroft Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Belsize , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferncroft Avenue (NW3 7PD) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferncroft Avenue (NW3 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cannon Hill, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frognal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Redington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kidderpore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracknell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bracknell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kidderpore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cannon Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Hill | — |
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