Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 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
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Alexandra Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (NW8 0DP) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (NW8 0DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harben Road, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swiss Cottage (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In South Hampstead

Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Loudoun Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Loudoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Hampstead Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.