Total Crime Rate

341.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 341.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 259.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Fortune Green , and the 125th 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 Lowfield Road (NW6 2PP) in the last 12 months was 341.3 per 1,000 residents and was 277.2% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Road (NW6 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowfield Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drakes Courtyard (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linstead Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smyrna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smyrna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmerston Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kylemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemstal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsgate Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsgate Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn High Road Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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