Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ariel Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 265th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ariel Road (NW6 2DY) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher than the Fortune Green average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ariel Road (NW6 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowfield Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmerston Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ariel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kylemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Espalier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Espalier Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Espalier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Espalier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Espalier Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maygrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maygrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maygrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maygrove Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Maygrove Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maygrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Maygrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iverson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ariel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linstead Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Iverson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iverson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Iverson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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