Total Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 191.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorman Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 221st 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 Dorman Way (NW8 0SA) in the last 12 months was 191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Primrose Hill average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorman Way (NW8 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harben Road, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorman Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Loudoun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harben Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swiss Cottage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hampstead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorman Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hampstead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loudoun Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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