Total Crime Rate
1963.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canfield Place area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 567 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 Canfield Place (NW6 3BT) in the last 12 months was 1963.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1778.4% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 392.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canfield Place (NW6 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 598 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Primrose Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Canfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Canfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Finchley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Finchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fairfax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naseby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Canfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greencroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greencroft Gardens | Under investigation |
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