Crime Rate in Camden Town, ward

Camden Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 13th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Camden Town in the last 12 months was 596.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher than the Camden district average (232.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Camden Town’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 945 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,223 (≈ 154.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Camden Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 439 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.