Postcode · London
Crime in NW3 5AE
How much crime is recorded in NW3 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fitzjohns & Royal Free
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
NW3 5AELondon
How safe is NW3 5AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 5AE 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 5AENational
Burglary38.89.1
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Other theft8.14.5
Theft from the person7.82.1
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.