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Crime in NW2 3

How much crime is recorded in NW2 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
21,552 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW2 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW2 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NW2 3National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Burglary17.89.1
Other theft8.94.5
Shoplifting8.98.4
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order6.04.6
Drugs4.42.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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