Crime Rate in Kentish Town North, ward

Kentish Town North has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 455th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kentish Town North in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Camden district average (232.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kentish Town North’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 342 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 94.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kentish Town North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.