Postcode · London
Crime in NW8 6DB
How much crime is recorded in NW8 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swiss Cottage
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
NW8 6DBLondon
How safe is NW8 6DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW8 6DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
NW8 6DBNational
Burglary26.89.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Other theft5.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.