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Crime in NW3 1

How much crime is recorded in NW3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Camden
Region
London
Population
7,376 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW3 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW3 1, 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

NW3 1National
Burglary27.69.1
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Shoplifting17.08.4
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Other theft9.64.5
Public order8.24.6
Theft from the person7.02.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Robbery2.71.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 48% 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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