Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferncroft Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 133rd 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 7PG) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Belsize average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferncroft Avenue (NW3 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weech Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrose Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heath Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollycroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hollycroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weech Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Heath Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidderpore Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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