Total Crime Rate

241.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 241.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 181st 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 4HA) in the last 12 months was 241.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.7% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 540.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (NW6 4HA), 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 (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Public order Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order College Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery College Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dorman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”

Data Sources

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