Total Crime Rate

39.8 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 39.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Belsize , and the 56th 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 Hollycroft Avenue (NW3 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

In the area around Hollycroft Avenue (NW3 7QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Drive, where police recorded 14 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Heath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Drive 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 Kidderpore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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
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Data Sources

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