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

Harben 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 Harben Road (NW6 4RH) 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 Harben Road (NW6 4RH), 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 Harben Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harben Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road 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 Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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