Total Crime Rate
241.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Belsize 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 Belsize Road (NW6 4RD) 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 (≈ 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 Belsize Road (NW6 4RD), 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 (64 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 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Hampstead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Hampstead | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Hampstead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alexandra Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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