Crime Rate in Kentish Town North, ward

Kentish Town North has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 448th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 106th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kentish Town North in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Camden district average (220.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kentish Town North’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 366 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 328 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kentish Town North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.