Total Crime Rate

355.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 355.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Fairfax Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 116th 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 Fairfax Road (NW6 4ER) in the last 12 months was 355.1 per 1,000 residents and was 243.6% 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 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (NW6 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs College Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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