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 4HA) 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 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Vehicle crime College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Naseby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Naseby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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