Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferncroft Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 567 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 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferncroft Avenue (NW3 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Hill. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollycroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollycroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracknell Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cannon Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cannon Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Hill | Under investigation |
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