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Crime in NW3 2EL

How much crime is recorded in NW3 2EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chalk Farm
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,540 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW3 2EL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 2EL area, 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 2ELNational
Burglary28.09.1
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Vehicle crime7.53.5
Other theft5.44.5
Public order4.44.6
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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