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Crime in NW3 6AP

How much crime is recorded in NW3 6AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Fitzjohns & Royal Free
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,450 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW3 6AP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW3 6AP 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6APNational
Burglary27.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Theft from the person7.32.1
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery1.41.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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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.

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