Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollycroft Avenue 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 Hollycroft Avenue (NW3 7QH) 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 Hollycroft Avenue (NW3 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hermitage Lane, where police recorded 18 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.

Crime Over Time in Hollycroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hermitage Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Kidderpore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferncroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaumont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kidderpore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hollycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hollycroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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