Crime Rate in Gospel Oak, ward

Gospel Oak has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 634th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 144th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gospel Oak in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Camden district average (220.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gospel Oak’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 468 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 22.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 666 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gospel Oak ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.