Postcode district · London
Crime in NW6
How much crime is recorded in NW6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Population
- 95,425 (2024)
NW6Postcode district · London
How safe is NW6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NW6, 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
NW6National
Anti-social behaviour24.110.7
Burglary19.89.1
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Shoplifting12.38.4
Other theft8.24.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Theft from the person5.72.1
Public order4.94.6
Drugs3.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.81.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
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.