Total Crime Rate
241.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hilgrove 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 Hilgrove Road (NW6 4TH) 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 Hilgrove Road (NW6 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Crescent (46 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairfax Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilgrove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dobson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harben Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goldhurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | College Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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