Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camden Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camden Road (N7 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camden Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilldrop Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rowstock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilldrop Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hilldrop Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilldrop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Community Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Cliff Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caledonian Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hilldrop Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Community Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilldrop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Road
Apr 2026Drugs Camden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brecon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton King'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton King'S Road

Data Sources

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