Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorman Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Primrose Hill , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorman Way (NW8 0SB) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Primrose Hill average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorman Way (NW8 0SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Hampstead, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B509 (43 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilgrove Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harben Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swiss Cottage
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Swiss Cottage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B509 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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