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Crime in NW3 3RX

How much crime is recorded in NW3 3RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Adelaide Road
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,481 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW3 3RX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 3RX area, broadly in line with 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3RXNational
Burglary20.99.1
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.72.4
Theft from the person2.72.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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