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Crime in NW3 4SW

How much crime is recorded in NW3 4SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Chalk Farm
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,448 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW3 4SW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 4SW 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 4SWNational
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Theft from the person11.72.1
Burglary11.29.1
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Public order6.24.6
Other theft4.64.5
Robbery3.71.4
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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