Total Crime Rate
251.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfax Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 175th 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 Fairfax Road (NW6 4EG) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfax Road (NW6 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Primrose Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorman Way | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Naseby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfax Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dobson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Coleridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
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