Total Crime Rate

1616.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

342.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1616.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 379.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 342.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 333.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 287.7 10/10
  • Public order 127.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Other theft 114.2 10/10
  • Robbery 91.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canfield Place area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 14th 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 Canfield Place (NW6 3BT) in the last 12 months was 1616.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1464.0% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 17.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 342.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canfield Place (NW6 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canfield Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Canfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherhall Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherhall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Finchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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