Postcode · London
Crime in NW3 3DY
How much crime is recorded in NW3 3DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Adelaide Road
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
How safe is NW3 3DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 3DY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
NW3 3DYNational
Shoplifting10.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Other theft6.14.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person1.52.1
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.