Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Alexandra Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 567 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 0DR) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (NW8 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Hampstead, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swiss Cottage (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marlowes β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dorman Way Under investigation
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 Finchley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coleridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Marlowes β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Goldhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Cottage β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldhurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Hampstead β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Hampstead β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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