Postcode · London
Crime in NW3 3HS
How much crime is recorded in NW3 3HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Belsize Park
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
How safe is NW3 3HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 3HS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 3HSNational
Burglary21.99.1
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Theft from the person5.12.1
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order3.24.6
Robbery1.81.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.