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Crime in NW6 4EB

How much crime is recorded in NW6 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Swiss Cottage
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,874 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NW6 4EB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW6 4EB 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).

NW6 4EBNational
Anti-social behaviour33.510.7
Shoplifting28.38.4
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.84.6
Theft from the person3.62.1
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.11.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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