Crime Rate in Camden Town, ward

Camden Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 21st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 9th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Camden Town in the last 12 months was 510.5 per 1,000 residents and was 131.3% higher than the Camden district average (220.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Camden Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 796 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 16 cases , up 6.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,216 (≈ 153.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Camden Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 438 crimes here, including 142 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.