Postcode · London
Crime in NW1 3AL
How much crime is recorded in NW1 3AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fitzrovia East & Bloomsbury West
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,891 (2024)
NW1 3ALLondon
How safe is NW1 3AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW1 3AL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
169
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW1 3ALNational
Burglary80.89.1
Theft from the person40.72.1
Other theft34.04.5
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.110.7
Public order7.74.6
Robbery6.51.4
Drugs5.92.4
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.