Postcode district · London
Crime in NW3
How much crime is recorded in NW3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 74,894 (2024)
How safe is NW3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW3, 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
NW3National
Burglary20.09.1
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft7.04.5
Theft from the person6.12.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs1.72.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.